Gas meter reader Neil Young tried to avoid being bitten in the leg by the dog, but couldn't.
Deputies said a pit bull attacked Young as he was trying to read a gas meter in the back yard of a home on Clovis Court. They said the dog made his way under a fence.
Young said he ran into a nearby garage and then used his cell phone to call for help. Authorities said a deputy arrived at the scene, but the dog charged at him, too, forcing the deputy to kill the dog.
Animal control officers took the dog away, and said pit bulls are deemed vicious in the state of Ohio, but that any dog can become a danger.
Investigators said Young is OK, but the dog’s owner could face charges.
(WHIO - July 11, 2006)
