PORTLAND, Oregon (KTRK) -- A suspect drove off the end of a pier in a desperate attempt to escape from police.
After his pickup truck splashed into the Columbia River, 27-year-old Timofey Erofeeff got out and tried to swim away from officers.
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He quickly turned around and swam back toward the pier.
Rescuers threw him a life vest, but he still had to wait for a boat to pick him up.
Erofeeff was treated for hypothermia and taken to jail.
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Police originally wanted to arrest him for suspected trespassing and parole violation. Now he's facing charges of reckless driving and attempting to elude police.
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