Elias Miranda did not want to stop as he had an outstanding warrant on a drug charge

Oct 8, 2013 11:16 GMT  ·  By

A man has driven a burning truck in Albuquerque, setting off a chase by local police. Footage of the truck left abandoned by the side of the road as he fled on foot is included in the news report above.

According to KRQE, Elias Miranda was just avoiding traffic. The streets downtown had been blocked off for a movie shoot.

He got so frustrated that he threw away his cigarette from the moving vehicle. However, it landed on a T-shirt he had in the back of the pickup truck.

The vehicle soon caught on fire but he wouldn't stop it. Eventually, police noticed him driving in the flaming car and tried to pull him over. He didn't stop until crashing at the corner Eighth Street SW and Lead Avenue.

He attempted to run off and hide in a house, but he was arrested. Officials found out that he had an outstanding warrant on a drug charge in Colorado.