A man escaped serious injury Wednesday afternoon after a train hit his pickup truck as he attempted to elude law enforcement officers near Roseburg, authorities said.

Officers had responded to a report of a man masturbating in an attempt to entice women, a Douglas County Sheriff's Office news release says.

Shaun R. McMilian, 39, of Roseburg was transported to Mercy Medical Center where he was treated for minor injuries and then lodged at the Douglas County Jail on charges of public indecency, reckless driving, attempt to elude and driving under the influence of a controlled substance.

Sheriff's officers responded to a report at 3:40 p.m. Wednesday that a man was parked in a black pickup truck at an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Northwest Edenbower Boulevard, "masturbating and attempting to entice women over to him," according to the news release.

When a deputy arrived in the area, "the male drove off through the complex recklessly and onto Edenbower," the news release says.

The deputy pursued, later joined by Roseburg Police Department officers, as the vehicle turned north onto Northeast Stephens Street.

The driver lost control near Page Road, the news release says.

The news release continued:

"The vehicle drove up onto the railroad tracks, where it struck a passing train and then was drug by the train for a short distance.

"The vehicle separated from the train and rolled back onto the road, where it then struck a power pole and became disabled."

McMilian was arrested without further incident, the news release says.

-- The Oregonian