A young Wenatchee man has been charged following his high-speed run-in with police.

According to the department's Instagram page, on Friday night, Wenatchee PD was deluged with reports of a reckless driver tearing through the south end of town. The suspect has been identified as 19-year-old Jamaal Mitchell.

Upon locating Mitchell, police attempted a stop, but he "immediately accelerated and fled." Mitchell was driving at such dangerous speeds, in fact, that police "ultimately terminated their stop attempt."

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"Unfortunately for [Mitchell], he was last seen fleeing down a dead-end road." Police caught up to him, they say, after he collided with a sign and disabled his vehicle.

Mitchell is charged with the following: attempting to elude a police vehicle, DUI and driving with a suspended license.

Per the Chelan County Regional Justice Center roster, he remains in custody.

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