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Hey, I was hanging out with "Rampage" Jackson (Ultimate Fighter guy) at the SEMA show in Vegas last November. He is into off-roading and happened to be just about everywhere I was. I'm not really a fan of Ultimate Fighting, I just wanted to talk trucks. I kind of thought he was a dumbass because I liked the way his truck was lifted and he didn't know a thing about it or what parts were on it except the tires. He had a life-sized picture of himself on the side of the truck for some reason. Well, this clinches the "dumbass" part.
COSTA MESA - Ultimate Fighting Championship brawler Quinton "Rampage" Jackson was arrested Tuesday after authorities say he plowed a pickup into several vehicles, crashed across a center divider and roared onto a sidewalk.
Police said the incident began about 1:30 p.m. when Jackson, an Irvine resident, crashed his truck into two cars near where the 55 freeway ends at 19th Street.
Over the course of the next couple of minutes, Jackson crashed again near 17th, swerved over a center divider and back again, and "at one point he went up on the sidewalk, causing pedestrians to dash out of the way," said Costa Mesa police Lt. Paul Dondero.
A motorcycle officer chased his car until Jackson stopped on the Balboa Peninsula, where he was arrested. By then, one of his tires had blown out and he was driving on a rim.
Jackson, 30, was booked at the Costa Mesa Jail on suspicion of hit-and-run driving, felony evading and reckless driving. Nobody was injured, Dondero said, adding that it doesn't appear alcohol played a role in the incident.
The raised truck Jackson was driving had a large image of the fighter along one side, arousing incredulity from an anonymous commenter on Jackson's MySpace page.
"Did you think you were going to get away with a giant picture of you on the truck?" the commenter asked.
Known for wearing a thick chain around his neck before fights, Jackson was the UFC light-heavyweight champion until losing a high-profile bout earlier this month.
In his younger days, Jackson reveled in the late-night scene and recorded a few foul-mouthed rap tunes, but several years ago became a born-again Christian. His legal record in Orange County includes a few traffic tickets but no serious offenses.
UFC spokeswoman Jennifer Wenk said the organization has no comment.
Police said the incident began about 1:30 p.m. when Jackson, an Irvine resident, crashed his truck into two cars near where the 55 freeway ends at 19th Street.
Over the course of the next couple of minutes, Jackson crashed again near 17th, swerved over a center divider and back again, and "at one point he went up on the sidewalk, causing pedestrians to dash out of the way," said Costa Mesa police Lt. Paul Dondero.
A motorcycle officer chased his car until Jackson stopped on the Balboa Peninsula, where he was arrested. By then, one of his tires had blown out and he was driving on a rim.
Jackson, 30, was booked at the Costa Mesa Jail on suspicion of hit-and-run driving, felony evading and reckless driving. Nobody was injured, Dondero said, adding that it doesn't appear alcohol played a role in the incident.
The raised truck Jackson was driving had a large image of the fighter along one side, arousing incredulity from an anonymous commenter on Jackson's MySpace page.
"Did you think you were going to get away with a giant picture of you on the truck?" the commenter asked.
Known for wearing a thick chain around his neck before fights, Jackson was the UFC light-heavyweight champion until losing a high-profile bout earlier this month.
In his younger days, Jackson reveled in the late-night scene and recorded a few foul-mouthed rap tunes, but several years ago became a born-again Christian. His legal record in Orange County includes a few traffic tickets but no serious offenses.
UFC spokeswoman Jennifer Wenk said the organization has no comment.
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