RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man faces a string of charges including drug possession and eluding after a high-speed police pursuit ended in a vehicle crash Wednesday evening.

At around 7 p.m. on June 17, police observed a silver Dodge Challenger fail to stop before leaving a parking lot at the Maverick Gas Station at 1624 Haines Avenue. Officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop at the intersection of Curtis Street and Haines Avenue, but the vehicle failed to stop and police pursued the vehicle.

During the chase, officers observed the driver throw an object out of the vehicle’s window in the 900 block of Haines Avenue. The vehicle then continued east on Van Buren Street at a high rate of speed. Rapid City police terminated the pursuit due to safety reasons.

Shortly after the pursuit was terminated, the suspect vehicle collided with a commercial truck in the area of Van Buren Street and North Lacrosse Street. No injuries were reported as a result of the crash.

The male driver fled the scene on foot following the collision. Officers chased the suspect on foot and were able to detain him without further issue. Police identified the man as 39-year-old William Andrews of Rapid City.

Officers retrieved the item thrown from the vehicle during the pursuit and determined it was a bag containing methamphetamine and associated paraphernalia.

Following the investigation, Andrews was arrested for driving under the influence, first-degree eluding, leaving the scene of an accident, obstruction, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, littering, driving under suspension, no proof of insurance, and failure to stop before entering a roadway.

Andrews was booked into the Pennington County Jail at 8:46 p.m. on June 17.