He was riding his bike, but decided on a faster means of transportation.
36 year old Jerome Adams is facing a series of charges including carjacking.
Prosecutors say he was riding his bike on Woodward when he spotted a fully marked Detroit Transit Department vehicle.
He dropped the bike, ran across Woodward and assaulted a transit department officer, then jumped into the running vehicle and drove away.
He should have stayed on his bike as he didn’t get very far in his new wheels.
Traveling at a high rate of speed, he lost control and crashed into a barricade near the Little Caesar’s Arena
He was arrested at the scene.