Mud-caked man arrested after 'extremely dangerous' driving prompts lengthy police chase

Mounties have arrested and charged a man after a lengthy chase that involved Calgary police and three RCMP detachments.

On Tuesday at around 9:45 p.m., Airdrie RCMP said they were alerted by Calgary police HAWCS helicopter that a stolen Ford F-350 truck was being driven northbound on Highway 2 into the city.

"The truck was being driven in an extremely dangerous manner on highways and through fields and rural properties," police said in a release.

Police chased the truck as it turned east through Rocky View County and into the Bieseker area.

Theydeployed three spike belts and the truck eventually came to a stop in a creek northwest of Acme.

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The suspect took off on foot through the muddy area. Police dogs followed suit, but the suspect got away.

At around 10 a.m. Wednesday,Beiseker RCMP began to receive calls about a suspicious man covered in mud who was wandering around the rural area asking for a ride. Callers said it looked as if the man had slept outside all night.

A Good Samaritan picked him up, RCMP said, and he explained that he had driven his truck into a creek.

The man was dropped off at a restaurant in Linden, where he was quickly picked up by Beiseker RCMP.

The 41-year-old man from Olds is in custody and is set to appear in provincial court on Aug. 23.

Police asked anyone with information to contact AirdrieRCMP at 403-945-7200, or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

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