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A suspected car thief in San Francisco left the vehicle during a police chase and climbed on to the Bay Bridge
The driver went under the span and moved between crossbeams while more than 200 feet over the water
He hid inside a support beam for a few minutes before climbing back on to the bridge, where he was taken into custody
A suspected car thief was left dangling over San Francisco Bay earlier this month after he climbed out of the vehicle in the middle of a police chase.
On Wednesday, April 1, police noticed a Honda that had been reported stolen in the city, but the driver failed to pull over when officers tried to stop him, reported the San Francisco Chronicle, KTVU and KRON.
The suspect climbing under Bay Bridge
Credit: San Francisco Police Department
“A vehicle pursuit then ensued throughout city streets that eventually made its way onto the Bay Bridge,” SFPD officer Robert Rueca told KTVU.
A drone followed the car from the air with SFPD officers following on the ground, per the network. California Highway Patrol officers joined once the driver went on to the Bay Bridge, which connects San Francisco to Oakland, Calif.
Video footage shared by the SFPD on social media shows the driver coming to a stop near Treasure Island, about halfway across the bridge, at around 7:00 p.m. local time.
In the footage, the driver can be seen climbing over a railing and going under the span, moving between crossbeams while more than 200 feet above the water.
Per the Chronicle, officers were joined by a fireboat, hostage negotiators and marine units.
After hiding inside a support beam for a few minutes, the suspect climbed back onto the bridge. The police confirmed, via the newspaper, that he was then taken into custody.
While the police were still on the scene shortly before 8:00 p.m., the exact time of arrest isn’t known.
Rueca told KTVU that the drone helped the police manage the incident. “The voters of San Francisco have allowed us to use this technology to make the streets as safe as we can,” he told the network.
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Police have not yet shared the suspect’s name or any charges.
PEOPLE has reached out to the San Francisco Police Department for updates.
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