A logging truck driver who led police on a "bizarre" high-speed chase after being pepper-sprayed was eventually subdued with a Taser.
Police were first alerted to the behaviour of the driver of the unladen truck-and-trailer unit on State Highway 1, near Waihola, 40km south of Dunedin, about 11.40am yesterday when a member of the public called to complain.
When pulled over in Milton a short time later, the "extremely aggressive" man became belligerent, a police spokesman said.
An officer pepper-sprayed him but it "had no effect".
"The driver got back into his truck and drove off at speed," Senior Sergeant Matt Scoles of Dunedin said.