A man trying to elude police jumped into a Missouri creek overnight wearing only his underwear – but his daring gambit did not pay off. Responding officers and firefighters followed the fugitive into the murky waters of Brush Creek in Kansas City and fished him out early Friday morning. The 38-year-old suspect has been taken to an area hospital to be treated for injuries to his arm and leg. He may face charges in connection to a hit-and-run crash. Escape by water: A 38-year-old man stripped down to his skivvies and jumped into Brush Creek in Kansas City, Missouri, after being stopped by police . Up Brush Creek without a paddle: The suspect reached the middle of the creek and spent 10-15 minutes swimming back and forth . According to a Kansas City Police Department’s arrest report, officers were called to a gas station in the 4600 block of Prospect at around 2am after receiving complaints from neighbors about a car blasting loud music. The report states that when police approached the car, a grey 2007 Infinity, and asked to see the driver’s license, the man smiled, said, ‘I’m out!’ and took off from the scene. The Infinity promptly smashed into the north side of the Brush Creek bridge, after which the driver got out of the mangled car and jumped into the water. Police say the 38-year-old suspect stripped down to his underwear and spent 10-15 minutes swimming in chest-deep water, with officers waiting for him on north and south sides of the creek. Surrounded: When firefighters tried to pull him out, he threatened them with a log . Fish out of water: Police officers armed with a BB gun went after the nighttime bather and apprehended him . The bather was complaining of a broken leg, according to Fox4KC, so the Kansas City Fire Department’s water rescue crew were sent in to fish him out. But the half-naked man in the water was not going to go quietly. ‘The suspect picked up a large log and started swinging it at the firemen so they backed off as to not escalate the situation,’ the arrest report states. That is when uniformed police officers armed with a BB gun followed the man into the creek, got him in a choke hold and pulled him out of the creek. Police suspect the man may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol . Prelude: Before he jumped in the water, the 38-year-old driver fled from police and smashed his 2007 Infinity into a bridge . Police suspect the man may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time. As of Friday morning, the 38-year-old has not been formally charged with any crime.
The 38-year-old suspect was questioned by Kansas City police after neighbors complained he was blasting music in his 2007 Infinity . Instead of handing over his ID, driver smiled, said 'I'm out!' and took off . After crashing into bridge, the man stripped down to his underwear and jumped into Brush Creek . It took cops armed with a BB gun 15 minutes to fish out the fugitive .