Man Catches Fire After Being Tasered by Va. Police
Source Firehouse.com News
A man's clothes caught fire after a Chesterfield County police officer Tasered him while he was fighting with rescuers.
Chesterfield police tried to pull over the driver for the suspicionn of driving under the influence when the man fled in his vehicle, according to WTVR.com.
The driver lost control and the car rolled over several times, trapping the driver.
Firefighters were called to extricate the driver from the vehicle.
A police spokesman said that the man began fighting with the firefighters and police officers when a Taser was deployed.
“One officer discharged his TASER at the man in order to bring him under control and this ignited the man’s clothing, which may have come in contact with gasoline during the crash,” the spokesperson told the television station.. “Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and transported the man to VCU Medical Center.”
His condition was not known.
