(PLEASANT HILL, Iowa) A man's facing a host of charges, after Pleasant Hill police were led on a chase that ended with a crash in Des Moines early this (Wednesday) morning.
Officers spotted a reckless driver just after Midnight, on NE 56th Street. They tried to pull over the vehicle, but the driver took off, leading officers on a chase through Pleasant Hill and into Des Moines, going 70-miles-per-hour on Hubbell Avenue in Des Moines.
The vehicle, which was stolen, crashed on NE 14th Street near I-80/35.
Thirty-eight-year-old Anthony Marquez, was treated at a local hospital, before being booked in the Polk County Jail.
Marquez is facing charges of eluding, 2nd degree theft, failure to have a valid license, and failure to obey traffic device.