Police: Naked man stole landscaping truck, jumped into lake after crash

Monday, July 11, 2016
CHICAGO -- A man, who witnesses described as naked, stole a landscaping truck in the Gold Coast, crashed it and jumped into Lake Michigan Monday morning, police said.

Police said they were called to the 100 block of East Delaware for a well-being check for a naked man. The man ran when officers arrived and jumped into a landscaping truck. He drove it to Lake Shore Drive and Randolph, crashed it and abandoned it before jumping in the lake.
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The man was caught and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. No one from the landscaping team was injured.
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