A shirtless, out-of-control driver crashed into several vehicles and nearly struck a person before he ended his joyride rampage in a standoff with police on the University of Colorado football field.
Karl E. Haglund, 48, is accused of erratically driving his blue pickup truck and hitting at least two cars, several trees, and signs near Folsom Field in Boulder around 6:45 p.m. GMT, according to officials.
Witnesses of the off-campus crashes reportedly attempted to stop Haglund, a Massachusetts resident, from leaving the scene.
However, he wasn’t through with his joyride and fled — nearly hit a bystander in the process.
As he drove away from the crash site, Haglund drove into another car and struck more trees, witnesses recounted.
Boulder police then caught up with Haglund as he continued to wreak havoc behind the wheel and tried to get him to pull over.
The reckless driver evaded law enforcement’s efforts and briefly disappeared before he was spotted in his truck outside the D1 college’s stadium minutes later.
Haglund drove toward a gate at the Folsom Field, rammed his truck into the gates, and drove onto the University of Colorado Boulder football field.
He stopped his severely damaged truck near the 40-yard line — leaving tire tracks on the field.
An image shows one of the back rims of the blue pickup truck dug into the grass and missing a tire.
Haglund was seen standing shirtless with his hands raised in the area between the 40 and 30-yard line of the field as he was surrendering to police, according to a photo circulating on social media.
The University Police Department posted on X around 7:23 p.m. GMT, warning students and others of a “Heavy police presence at Folsom Field” and that they should “avoid the area.”
After negotiation with Boulder Police, Haglund exited the truck and surrendered.
Haglund was arrested and booked into the Boulder County Jail.
He was slapped with a slew of charges, including criminal attempt vehicular assault, Reckless endangerment, vehicular eluding, three counts of leaving the scene of a crash after damage, failure to obey traffic control device, driving without insurance, criminal mischief of $100k to $150k, obstruction of a peace officer and trespassing.
Police shared that there was no threat to anyone on campus, and their investigation remains ongoing, according to the city.
A university spokesman told ESPN that no one on campus was hurt during the incident.
The Post has contacted the University of Colorado in Boulder.
A University spokesperson told ABC News that the school would repair the field’s apparent damage caused by the pickup truck as quickly as possible.
Fortunately, the Colorado Buffaloes are playing an away game against the Colorado State Rams on Saturday.
They will not need the field until their next home game against Baylor on Sept. 21.
