MANILA, Philippines – For committing one blunder after another, an 18-year-old was arrested by Quezon City policemen on Saturday.

The unlucky man was identified as Ramon Igay, a resident of P. Basilio Street in Pasay City.

According to the police, Igay’s first mistake was stealing a motorcycle that had been left in front of his house.

While driving the vehicle on his way to Novaliches, the teenager committed his second mistake: He ignored a group of policemen who tried to flag him down on North Avenue.

In his haste to escape from the pursuing lawmen, Igay made yet another mistake: He turned right into the North Luzon Expressway where motorcycles are banned.

Insp Angelo Nicolas of the Quezon City Police District’s anticar theft unit said it was only after they caught up with Igay that they discovered he had stolen the blue Honda Wave motorcycle with license plate 4360 DP.

Nicolas said his men flagged down the teenager because his motorcycle did not have a registration sticker from the Land Transportation Office.

“Igay sped away but our cops eventually caught up with him on the NLEX, where motorcycles are not allowed,” he added.