Miami - An inebriated man arrested after a hit-and-run accident is in the doghouse in Pompano Beach, Florida, for biting a police dog coming after him, police said.
A very drunk Dana Michael Murphy, 28, was treated for reciprocal bites after he bit Vader, a Broward Sheriff's Office German shepherd, in the neck and eye after the incident late Wednesday in which Murphy rear-ended another vehicle.
Murphy faces eight charges including driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident, burglary and injuring a police dog, considered a third-degree felony.
He remained in Broward County Jail on bail of $4 700 (about R58 000).
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As for Vader, named for the Star Wars villain Darth Vader, he is resting comfortably, taking antibiotics and requiring eye drops.
"We'll just be taking it a little easier tonight," said his handler, Sheriff's Deputy Frank Maio. - Sapa-AFP
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