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Game Over, Man

After arresting a drunk driver, Jackson County, Ore., sheriff’s deputies were waiting for a tow truck to haul away the car when another man jumped in and drove away. The officers gave pursuit, chasing the car through several towns, crashing through fences, running over spike strips, and driving the wrong way down roads. Police say the driver tried to hit a patrol car, then ran from the vehicle. Police caught Anthony Clark, 23, as he was allegedly trying to steal another car. They say Clark told them he had taken LSD and thought he was playing a real life version of the “Grand Theft Auto” video game. He faces a list of charges including driving under the influence of intoxicants, criminal mischief, escape, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, attempting to elude a police officer, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, unlawful entry into a motor vehicle, interfering with a police officer, reckless endangering, reckless driving, and offensive littering. (MS/Portland Oregonian) ...He got the high score — in bail.