[dramatic music]
- Whoa.
Whoa.
Hey! Hey!
Wake up!
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- Motor vehicles don't hold a monopoly
on traffic accidents.
Just ask the Sheriff's Office
in Ashtabula County, Ohio,
who, on one warm spring night,
encountered a runaway horse and buggy.
- Ashtabula County is actually a super county,
and that refers to the number of Amish settlements
within the county.
Ashtabula has
over six settlements of Amish.
The buggy was headed back towards a state route,
which will also be heavily traveled,
so that could pose an issue.
We got a drunk Amish guy passed out in a buggy.
And I yelled at the guy when he rode by.
And I hit the side of the buggy and hollered at the guy.
He's passed clean out.
He's slumped over.
- No.
I'll see if I can get in front of him and slow down.
- 421.
[siren wailing]
- 421.
- This is one of the more bizarre traffic stops
I have been involved in
during my law enforcement career.
[siren wailing]
[indistinct police chatter]
- We might have it stopped.
Nope.
Disregard.
He just rammed it into my car.
Hey!
Stop your horse!
Grab your horse.
- While Deputy Talbert assessed the situation,
three people approached the scene of the accident.
- Okay, grab the horse so it doesn't do
any more damage, please.
Just rammed it into my car already.
It was the driver of the buggy's brother.
Apparently, they had all been together at some point.
How old are you?
- 21.
Well, for right now, until I can determine on who you are--
let me see your hand--
I'm going to detain you.
- All right. - All right?
- Where?
- All right. Come on.
Can you start a 29 for a head injury, for the driver?
- The man in the horse and buggy
is 21-year-old Nathan Miller.
And when the horse lurched forward
and hit the police car, it caused
a huge wooden speaker to topple down on his head.
EMS was called and confirmed that Miller
hadn't suffered a serious injury.
He refused further medical treatment.
- And you're good with him?
- Have a seat.
Oh...
He gets in and hits his head.
The horse and buggy was turned over
to the brother who was already on scene.
I didn't know this bizarre incident or traffic stop
would turn into such a crazy ride.
- Miller was arrested for operating
a vehicle while intoxicated.
He pled guilty and was given 180 days probation
and ordered to pay $5,246.71 in restitution.
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