Stolen U-Haul truck driver arrested after evading Phoenix Police, department says

PHOENIX - The driver of a stolen U-Haul truck fled from officers Wednesday night but was caught shortly after, Phoenix Police said.

At around 6 p.m. near 107th Avenue and Camelback Road on Jan. 17, police followed someone in a stolen U-Haul truck and tried to speak with them.

"The vehicle fled from officers and was tracked to multiple locations until it was stopped in the area of Interstate 10 Highway and Baseline Road," police said.

The driver, 29-year-old Raymond Eckstein, was arrested and taken to a hospital as a precaution before he was booked into jail on suspicion of several charges.

Map of the area where the incident began: