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Durham Man Wrecks After Driving Police Cruiser

Posted 2006-08-03T21:07:46+00:00 - Updated 2004-10-25T09:43:00+00:00

A man wanted by Durham police faces more serious charges after getting behind the wheel of a patrol car.

Police say Daquan Bailey was handcuffed in the back of a cruiser when he managed to get into the driver's seat. He hit a pole and crashed into a truck before jumping out and running.

Bailey was caught a short time later where he was re-arrested and taken to Duke Medical Center for a check-up.

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