Carjacker low on gas, end of the road in Oregon

(CBS/AP) COOS BAY, Ore. - An alleged carjacker in Oregon didn't check the fuel gauge on the car he's accused of taking from a grocery store parking lot...which is why this story is a short one.

Officers in Coos Bay quickly arrested the man when he stopped a few miles away to buy gas.

Authorities say the man threw a woman out of the car Tuesday and sped off. The World of Coos Bay reports the man pulled into a gas station and asked to pay cash, but the attendant was suspicious because the driver was agitated.

The attendant says the man was obviously relieved when police drove past the station. But officers drove around the back and cornered the suspect.

According to CBS affiliate KVAL, James Brown, 21, of Coquille, resisted initial efforts to place him under arrest, and police say when he tried to drive away he crashed the stolen Honda Civic into a light post.

Brown was jailed for investigation of unauthorized use of a vehicle, attempt to elude, robbery, theft, criminal mischief, resisting arrest and driving while suspended. He's being held on $157,000.

In addition to the theft and the crash, Brown is also accused of leaving the Chevron station without paying for the gas.