JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP-CSi) — Authorities say two people are in custody after leading police on a pursuit in Jamestown.

Lt. Sid Mann says about midnight, Thursday, an officer tried to stop a car without its lights  Mann says the driver took off instead of pulling over. The driver was pursued through Southeast Jamestown  at speeds reaching 60 to 80 mph, and went through the  wrong side of the viaduct.

The police report says 45 year old Richard Matthew Schmidt, and 29 year old Mark Leslie Fassett, were taken into  custody at the Stutsman County Correctional Center.

Officers placed spike strips on the road, however the vehicle turned north where it struck a tree in the vicinity of Feton Park behind the Legacy Center.

Schmidt, who was the driver of the vehicle, fled on foot and was apprehended.

Fassett was taken into custody in the vehicle.

Both were evaluated by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service at the scene, before being transported to the Correctional Center.

Schmidt is charged with fleeing or attempting to elude in a motor vehicle, failure to halt, DUI on drugs and possessing drug paraphernalia used with methamphetamine. Bond was set at $500.

Fassett was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia used with methamphetamine. His bond is pending.

Jamestown Police was assisted during the pursuit, by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office and the North Dakota Highway Patrol.