Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A man who led police on wild high speed chase through Tacoma, Wash., then hid in a hot tub for 90 minutes was a "pruned mess" when police finally found him. The incident began around 11:30 Wednesday night when suburban Lakewood police began pursuing a truck that had been stolen the night before, the Tacoma (Wash.) News reported Friday. Advertisement Police pursued the suspect at speeds ranging from 50 mph to 85 mph through Tacoma and its suburbs. One cruiser crashed during the chase and the suspect finally crashed the truck into a tree and fled on foot, authorities said. The officer was not injured. As a helicopter and police tracking dogs searched for the suspect, a man noticed activity in his hot tub and dialed 911, the News said. Police found the naked fugitive hiding inside the tub sick and wrinkled after an hour and a half in the 104-degree water. Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said it was some time before they could fingerprint the suspect at the Pierce County Jail. "They had to wait for his fingers to unprune," Troyer said. "He was just a pruned mess." Advertisement
