CORONADO- A man being chased by authorities grabbed a police dog and leaped off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, taking the animal with him into the frigid ocean 200 feet below. The fall killed the dog. The fugitive survived and was hospitalized.

The pursuit began Monday after an Oceanside officer saw the man driving erratically. The officer was accompanied by his German Shepherd “Stryker” ordered the driver to stop, but he refused.

The man led police through interstate 5 and onto the bridge where he stopped and the officer released Stryker. The dog actually took the driver to the ground and then he lifted the dog up and jumped.