Drunken clubber steals tractor to escape police
A DRUNKEN clubber led police on a slow-speed police chase after stealing a tractor to get home after his girlfriend left without him, said police, who ended up having to use pepper spray to stop the vehicle.
"The 23-year-old driver, who doesn't have a licence, commandeered the vehicle to make his way home," a German police spokesman said.
Six police cars began trailing the tractor, which reached a speed of 12mph after they were alerted to the theft about 5 a.m. on Saturday.
Officers tried holding up stop signs and directing pepper spray through the open window to bring the driver to a halt. They then tried to end his getaway by throwing nail belts on the road, said the police spokesman.
The 40-minute chase came to an end when officers shot at the tractor's tyres after it rammed into a police car and collided with another vehicle.
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