HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A man says his quick thinking helped him escape an armed carjacker who took him on a 2-mile ride and a high-speed police chase.

On Thursday, ABC13 spoke exclusively with the victim, who said the armed man left him with some key opportunities to flag law enforcement -- even letting him keep his phone before the suspect asked him for directions.

Investigators said the man was carjacked at gunpoint after a day of dog walking for work in the Rice Military neighborhood.