Handcuffed N.Y. man steals a patrol car after drunk driving arrest

The car was later found about 4.8 km away, police said, while the man was located in a nearby cemetery

A Long Island man facing arrest for drunk driving managed to escape police custody after slipping his handcuffs over his head and stealing a patrol car, according to New York police.

He was later apprehended in a cemetery miles away and placed under arrest again.

The 37-year-old man was pulled over by state troopers at around 5:30 a.m. Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence. After failing a sobriety test, he was arrested, handcuffed and put in the back of a police vehicle, officials said.