Man allegedly rams police chief's truck 3 times

[January 29, 2009]  NORTHWOOD, N.D. (AP) -- Northwood police said a man is in custody after ramming his car three times into the police chief's four-wheel drive squad truck.

Police Chief Keith Prosser said he was trying to make a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon when a 58-year-old man turned his car around and rammed the chief's patrol vehicle.

Prosser said he chased the man into town but he turned again and came at him in a head-on collision. The chief said he tried to disable the man's car rather than avoid it.

The man was taken to the Northwood hospital and later to the jail in Grand Forks. Prosser said he was not hurt.

The man's car was wrecked. The chief's truck is still drivable, but has about $7,000 in damage.

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Information from: Grand Forks Herald, http://www.grandforksherald.com/

[Associated Press]

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