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Man Suspected Of Stealing Budweiser Truck In Modesto

MODESTO (CBS13) — This bud wasn't for him, but police say he took the truck anyway.

The California Highway Patrol says a man stole a Budweiser truck near Orangeburg Avenue in Modesto, sparking a pursuit on Highway 99.

The driver ditched the truck while it was still in motion and tried to flee on foot. He was captured by a nearby IHOP on Orangeburg.

An alert CHP officer managed to get into the truck and stop it before it entered a busy intersection.

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