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The Oakland Police Department reports that a male suspect who dragged an officer behind his car and then led police on a high speed chase has been arrested after crashing his car in Tracy Tuesday morning. 

Details of the incident are still vague but authorities say that the policeman was issuing a traffic citation in the 1400 block of 82nd Avenue just before 2:11 a.m. when the suspect sped off pulling the officer behind him for about 20-25 feet. 

After falling away from the suspect's vehicle, a 1986 Thunderbird, the officer was able to run back to his patrol car and pursue the man, who is described as an Hispanic male. 

Patrol units in the area assisted in the chase as the suspect drove southbound on Interstate Highway 880, quickly changing over to Interstate Highway 580 east via Interstate Highway 238 east at speeds of up to 110 mph. 

As the suspect drove out of Alameda County into San Joaquin County onto eastbound Interstate Highway 205, California Highway Patrol units joined the pursuit deploying spike strips along the highway, a CHP spokeswoman said.  

The suspect lost control of his vehicle after driving over one of the spike strips and crashed just west of the Tracy Boulevard exit at about 2:39 a.m. CHP units arrested the man who was then taken to an area hospital for medical treatment.