'Drug-addled' man shuts down town

A rampaging naked car-jacker wearing only his socks ran amok in Scottsdale, Arizona today, causing two terrific car collisions that injured seven people and shut down most of the city's roads during rush hour.
Witness photos of the destruction caused by the man show him standing triumphantly on top a SUV while debris from the smash litters the roadside.
The first car crash was reported to the police at 1.30 p.m. after which the man is said to have left his vehicle, stripped naked and car-jacked a Toyota Prius, pulling the female passenger from the car.

Triumphantly standing on top of car as debris from his crash surrounds the intersection, the man is naked apart from his socks

Minutes later, the man had motored to Shea Boulevard, near to 90th St in Scottsdale where he collided with four other vehicles, causing one of the drivers to suffer a serious injury.
By now, the man was causing panic as he exited the now totaled Toyota Prius and attempted to carjack another two vehicles before police officers arrived and arrested him.
Mark Clark, a spokesman for Scottsdale police said that the man's erratic beahviour suggests that he may have taken drugs.

 

Witnesses to the first serious crash at Hayden and Via De Ventura, where three people were injured, said that the man's car crashed into a Porsche, which caused the sports car to crash into another vehicle.
Exiting his car, the man began singing and chanting while he removed his clothes, ran up to a Prius, pulled the woman from the car and sped off.

An aerial of the busy intersection where the naked rampaging man stood on top of an SUV

The stolen Prius lies ruined at the side of the road (left) while another vehicle has smashed into the side of a tree (right)

The Porche driver was seriously injured during the first crash while the woman was not hurt according to ABC 15.com
After the second collision, the Prius is reported to have rolled several times before the man was ejected through the windshield.
Witnesses then claimed that the man then stood up and ran over to two SUV's and tried to car-jack them before police arrived.
Injured during the second collision were a pregnant lady who sustained two broken legs.

Causing seven injuries, two serious, during his rampage, the man was believed by police to be on drugs

The man caused major road chaos across Scottsdale and some roads will not reopen until 8 p.m.

The suspect was taken to a nearby hospital were he is being evaluated for drug use and mental issues.


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