Naked man arrested during wild police chase
All of this unfolded in the city of Waukesha on Tuesday evening, August 11th.
Officers caught up with the man in a parking lot where he surrendered.
For three miles the auto veered and swerved dangerously through the streets until the driver crashed into a barrier.
The driver then backed up and drove away, eventually spinning out and facing an oncoming squad vehicle. When the driver climbed out of his wrecked vehicle, he shocked the officers who were trailing him. The pickup was totaled in the rollover. Waukesha Police Department via Facebook Officers train their guns at the naked suspect as he lies down on the grass after the pursuit. Officials say he was either ejected from the truck during the crash or exited as officers arrived on scene. Waukesha Police Department via Facebook The driver allegedly sped away after hitting the squad cars.
“The squads pull up now, he’s out and walking and unbeknownst to them up to this point we realize we have a guy that’s walking is completely naked”, said Capt. Ron Oremus.
Officers said two Carroll University employees were almost struck by the man while they were driving in their six-wheel SUV.
FOX6 News is told the suspect is someone who has had many contacts with police in the past – and he’s expected to face charges from this incident in the near future.
The police officers were not injured.