Police shock DUI suspect with Taser in Whittier
WHITTIER -- Police used a bean bag gun and a Taser to subdue a suspected drunken driver late Wednesday, authorities said.
The suspect's name was not available pending booking, Whittier police Lt. Mike Pryzbyl said.
An officer tried to pull the man over in the area of Greenleaf Avenue and Penn Street on suspicion of drunken driving but the driver refused to pull over, the lieutenant said.
The driver led police on a slow pursuit to 2nd Street and Catalina Avenue, where he finally pulled over, Pryzbyl said.
The man ignored officers' orders to get out of the car, he said, and police smashed one of his windows with a bean bag gun in an effort to pull him from the vehicle.
Police said the driver struggled with officers until they shocked him with a Taser. He was then arrested without further trouble.
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