BIRCH BAY, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A Birch Bay man is in custody after stealing a car from a dealership and leading police on a high-speed chase.

Court documents state that the suspect stole the vehicle from the dealership on Friday, Sept. 20, and had left his own vehicle behind.

A Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputy later spotted the car – with the price sticker still on the window – approaching an intersection in Birch Bay.

As the deputy turned around to follow the car, the suspect sped off. Attempts to stop the suspect with spike strips failed as he continued to drive erratically on narrow back roads.

The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Spencer McKay, abandoned the car and ran into a residence on Kickerville Road.

He quickly surrendered and was taken into custody.