A man apparently stole a water truck from a field in Oxnard, crashing it into two vehicles on Highway 126 and later stealing a tow truck Wednesday morning before his arrest, authorities said.

Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Mike Beckett said the man allegedly took off in the water truck from a field near Pleasant Valley and Dodge roads after a dispute over a jacket with another man. The perpetrator then got into the water truck and drove off toward Somis but apparently changed his mind and headed to Santa Paula, authorities said.

On Highway 126, the truck crashed into two other vehicles, Beckett said. When the man exited the water truck, he got into a nearby tow truck and drove away, authorities said.

Beckett said the man made it to Newhall before California Highway Patrol officers arrested him without incident.

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