A naked man allegedly stole a Florida sheriff's office vehicle and crashed it into the woods, according to News4Jax.
Reporters said the incident started Thursday (January 21) around 11:30 a.m. A Jacksonville Sheriff's officer saw a nude man on the side of Interstate 10 (I-10) near Chaffee Road. When the officer stopped to help the man, he "became combative," according to JSO. That's when the man jumped into the driver's seat," authorities said.
The officer tried wrestling the naked man out of the driver's seat but had to back off when the man started driving, officials said.
"The naked man drove the JSO vehicle erratically and it crashed into the trees a few minutes later. The man, who appeared to be in a distressed mental state, lept out of the driver’s side window and started screaming," according to reporters.
JSO officers took the man into custody moments later. He was reportedly taken to a hospital as a precaution. The officer involved suffered minor injuries from getting clipped by the vehicle, but he wasn't admitted to the hospital, News4Jax said.
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