A handcuffed man stole a police SUV in Southern California and sped away , forcing officers to commandeer a tow-truck and pursue him at high speed for 10 miles , authorities have said . The suspect crashed the California Highway Patrol ( CHP ) cruiser in the woods in the Fallbrook area and hid 'in a bush ' for an hour-and-a-half before being recaptured , Channel 10 News reported . When Aaron Teruya , 25 , was found , he was still wearing handcuffs . He faces charges driving under the influence , stealing a vehicle and resisting arrest . Scroll down for video . Busted : Aaron Teruya , 25 , told reporters , ' I was just being stupid and I did n't want to go to jail ' You 're nicked : the police SUV was found in the woods . Teruya was found in a bush , an hour-and-a-half later . CHP Officer Jim Bettencourt told U-T San Diego that police were first alerted when Teruya , of San Diego , was spotted driving his 2000 Ford Focus 'at high rate of speed and weaving in and out of traffic ' on Interstate 15 south of Temecula . Teruya hit a truck towing a trailer and was apprehended by police . He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs . The suspect was handcuffed and put in the front seat of a police SUV , while a tow-truck was called to remove his 2000 Ford Focus . While the officer was talking to the tow-truck 's driver , Teruya pulled the handcuffs up around his legs , got behind the wheel of the patrol car and sped away , Bettencourt said . The arresting officer got into the tow truck and chased his own patrol car for 10 miles along the freeway . Teruya steered the police SUV onto westbound state Route 76 , then turned off onto a dirt road near Gird Road . He then crashed into a large rock , left the vehicle and and ran into the woods where he hid for an hour-and-a-half . According to U-T San Diego , additional deputies from Riverside and San Diego counties and canine units were scrambled to join the manhunt . Eventually , Teruya was located and taken back into custody . He was transferred to the Southwest Detention Center in Riverside County , where he faces charges including driving under the influence , stealing a vehicle and resisting arrest . ' I put the cuffs in front of me , and I got in front , put it in gear , and the next thing I knew I was driving , ' Teruya told Channel 10 News as he was being led away . ' I was just being stupid and I did n't want to go to jail , that 's pretty much it . ' When asked how he felt while hiding in the bush , Teruya said : ' I was scared . ' Brazen : on Facebook , Teruya suggested that people should 'live life knowing you truely ( sic ) have no regrets ' Scene of the crime : the section of Interstate 15 south of Temecula , California , where the chase unfolded . The journalist who interviewed him on camera , Dan Haggerty of Channel 10 , expressed his amazement that Teruya 'spilled his guts ' to the media while being led to jail . 'To say I was surprised that this guy stopped and spilled his guts for our camera while being taken to jail would be an understatement , ' he said . 'Then again , he did steal a CHP cruiser , crash it in these woods in Fallbrook , and hide in a bush for an hour-and-a-half before being re-arrested . 'Clearly he was n't having a day of good decision making . '
Aaron Teruya of San Diego was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence , but jumped into the front seat of a police car and sped away . Officers were forced to commandeer a tow-truck and chase him for 10 miles at high speed along Interstate 15 south of Temecula , California . Comment: Eventually he was re-captured , still wearing handcuffs .