Police say they chased a Deer Park man for three hours Sunday from Suffolk to Nassau and back to Suffolk.

According to police, 46-year-old George Thomas was under the influence of drugs during the chase. They say Thomas was driving a Budget rental truck erratically from Patchogue through Suffolk to the Nassau border and then back to Greenpoint. The chase ended after police punctured three of Thomas? tires and he crashed into a tree.

One police officer was injured in the chase when the truck Thomas was driving hit a police car. Thomas faces numerous charges including driving while impaired by drugs.