Winnfield, LA - Handcuffed DUI Suspect Steals Police Car - Chase - Crashes Into Pole and Tree - DEAD AT SCENE
Police: Handcuffed Man Stole Police Car,
died in crash
Associated Press - July 21, 2007 9:14 PM ET
WINNFIELD, La. (AP) - State police say that a handcuffed man in the back
of a Winnfield police car got his hands in front of his body, crawled into the
driver's seat and sped away, but died when he lost control and crashed.
Sergeant Julie Lewis says in a news release that 42-year-old Bobby Wayne Bishop
of Winnfield, had been stopped Friday night on suspicion of drunken driving. She
says he was left in the back of the squad car, his hands handcuffed behind him,
while the police officer inventoried his vehicle.
She says Bishop lost control on a curve of US 84 East. He was thrown out of
the car when it hit a light pole, and died instantly.
The car spun across the street and hit a second utility pole, then a big tree.
Lewis says the police chase lasted about three miles.