SAN JOSE — A shirtless man allegedly high on PCP and with Taser wires hanging off him juked and weaved his way through officers and traffic during a frenzied foot chase on Interstate 880 before he was tackled and arrested Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The episode began about 9:40 a.m. when a San Jose police sergeant traveling southbound near Stevens Creek Boulevard saw a bare-chested man inexplicably setting down traffic cones, effectively stalling traffic.

“He was on the freeway exhibiting signs of being under the influence, shutting down the highway,” police spokesman Officer Albert Morales said.

California Highway Patrol officers called to help police were briefed that the man was suspected of being high on PCP, but Morales would not comment on that.

Other officers responded to the area and the man began running “back and forth” through the freeway traffic. The encounter eventually made its way into the northbound lanes alongside O’Connor Hospital.

The next part of the encounter was captured on cellphone video by a passing motorist. San Jose police officers, assisted by the California Highway Patrol, are seen trying to take the man into custody, only for him to break free, run a few yards, spin free of officers trying to grab him, and sprint toward the center divider before heading toward the right shoulder, all with motorists either stopped or moving slowly to get past the site.

Morales said the officers soon caught up to the man and subdued him — using a Taser a second, more effective time. Three officers suffered minor injuries in the fracas.

The man, whose name was not immediately released, was arrested and taken to the hospital where he was treated for minor injuries. He was expected to be booked into jail on suspicion of two counts of assault on a police officer, being under the influence of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.

Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.