When attempting to elude the law you must make sure that you are actually smarter than the law, and perhaps more importantly you must not be driving a box truck that is on fire and has no front wheels.

According to the Asbury Park Press when police first spotted Michael T. Newmon, 36, he was hanging partially out of the cab window because of a shattered windshield, as he drove east on Brown Avenue toward Route 37 around 3 a.m. Saturday.

The blue box truck Newmon was driving belonged to a local plumbing company and had tree branches caught in it, Police Sgt. Ronald Heinzman said. The fire and smoke was coming out from below the truck.

Because the truck was being driven on its rims, officer Iain James was able to follow the marks left in the road and trace Newmon’s journey about 15 miles to the Route 70/Route 72 circle in Burlington County, Heinzman said. James found the truck had driven across the circle, struck a tree and drove through bushes before continuing east on Route 70, he said.

Officers Mark Panzano and Iain James pulled over Newmon and charged him with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, careless driving, unsafe tires and failure to exhibit documents, Heinzman said. He was released pending a mandatory court appearance.

I wonder if he drove home?