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A Police Chase Not Covered Live On Cable…

June 3, 2009
 

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… but Twittered— with siren! — by Drudge. Dateline, Little Valley, NY:

The driver of a horse and buggy led Cattaraugus County sheriff’s deputies on a three-mile pursuit through fields and woods early Monday morning, eventually abandoning the buggy and fleeing on foot…

…a young man was taken into custody….

… charged with overdriving of animals, reckless endangerment and obstructing governmental administration.

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Liz Cox Barrett is a writer at CJR.