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An Indiana man is facing charges, accused of stealing a Bud Light semi truck and leading officers on a chase that ended in a crash.See video of the crash in the player above.Randall Baker, 41, has been charged with attempted murder, auto theft, criminal recklessness, resisting law enforcement, reckless operation of a tractor trailer and driving while intoxicated. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office received reports Friday of a stolen beer truck in Evansville. Deputies saw someone driving the semi, and when they tried to pull him over, the driver refused, leading deputies on a chase.During the pursuit, the sheriff’s office said a deputy got out of his patrol car in an effort to deploy stop sticks. At the same time, the sheriff’s office said the suspect steered the semi toward the deputy and hit the patrol car, leaving heavy damage and causing the semi to veer off the road and into a field.The deputy was uninjured.Body camera footage shows deputies surround the semi, deploy pepper ball rounds and demand the driver exit the truck. The suspect was taken into custody.The incident is under investigation.
An Indiana man is facing charges, accused of stealing a Bud Light semi truck and leading officers on a chase that ended in a crash.
See video of the crash in the player above.
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Randall Baker, 41, has been charged with attempted murder, auto theft, criminal recklessness, resisting law enforcement, reckless operation of a tractor trailer and driving while intoxicated.
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office received reports Friday of a stolen beer truck in Evansville. Deputies saw someone driving the semi, and when they tried to pull him over, the driver refused, leading deputies on a chase.
During the pursuit, the sheriff’s office said a deputy got out of his patrol car in an effort to deploy stop sticks. At the same time, the sheriff’s office said the suspect steered the semi toward the deputy and hit the patrol car, leaving heavy damage and causing the semi to veer off the road and into a field.
The deputy was uninjured.
Body camera footage shows deputies surround the semi, deploy pepper ball rounds and demand the driver exit the truck.
The suspect was taken into custody.
The incident is under investigation.
