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CORONADO — A man being chased by authorities grabbed a police dog and leaped off a bridge, taking the animal with him into the cold San Diego Bay 200 feet below.
The dog died after the fall from the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, but the fugitive survived and was in serious condition Tuesday with a collapsed lung.
The 27-year-old man will be charged with causing the dog's death, driving under the influence and evading police, authorities said.
The pursuit began Monday evening after an Oceanside police officer saw the man driving a pickup erratically. The officer, accompanied by a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois named Stryker, ordered the driver to stop, but he refused, officials said.
The man led police on a chase on Interstate 5 and onto the bridge, where he stopped and the officer released the dog.
"The dog actually took the driver to the ground, and then he actually lifted the dog up and jumped over the side," said California Highway Patrol Sgt. Steven Toth.
(This version CORRECTS the breed of dog to Belgian Malinois, instead of German shepherd.)
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{"commentId":1317899,"authorDomain":"incredulous"}
The dog is a police officer, and this low life should be charged with killing a police officer.
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#1 - Tue Jan 1, 2008 10:22 AM EST{"commentId":1319271,"authorDomain":"bigmomma"}
I totally agree with you! It was no different than taking a gun and shooting the police officer!
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{"commentId":1318120,"authorDomain":"alphadog"}
Why, why, why the dog. I understand that the man was not mentally stable. But, still, this is why I sometimes prefer dogs to humans. If the dog had a chance, he'd have tried to save the man.
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#2 - Tue Jan 1, 2008 11:51 AM EST{"commentId":1318162,"authorDomain":"incredulous"}
I understand that the man was not mentally stable.
where's that info from? I'd like to read it.
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#3 - Tue Jan 1, 2008 12:07 PM EST{"commentId":1318973,"authorDomain":"patsym546"}
Definitely should be charged with homicide of a police officer-so sad-animals cannot fight back when humans do something so terrible to them..I agree, Alpha Dog-the dog would have tried to save the man.
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#4 - Tue Jan 1, 2008 5:23 PM EST{"commentId":1319873,"authorDomain":"zig7ramb-wbsups"}
Why is anyone commenting??No one is going to DO ANYTHING!! A BEAUTIFUL,LOYAL *INNOCENT* DOG GAVE IT'S LIFE IN VAIN!!!! Police SHOULD NOT be using dogs!!!! If this "THING" IS mentally unstable do you REALLY think they will be charged?!! The police should have just shot the "THING" instead of `deploying' the K-9! And HUMANS are supposed to be at the `top of the food chain' - that's why we `use' animals, right? No one is going to DO ANYTHING-SO WHY IS ANYBODY EVEN COMMENTING-NO ONE *ACTUALLY* CARES! Like I said-THAT BEAUTIFUL,LOYAL, *INNOCENT*DOG DIED IN VAIN!!!! Dogs would -in a heartbeat -and look at how us `HUMANS' re-pay that....
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