BURLINGTON, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A Bellingham man was among three people who were hospitalized following a suspected DUI crash in Burlington.

Burlington Police say an officer was on Burlington Boulevard just after midnight on Wednesday morning when a driver passed them at an “extremely high rate of speed.”

The officer chased them and eventually lost the driver, before finding out they had crashed into another car. The driver of the second car, identified as a 27-year-old Bellingham man, was ejected from his vehicle and suffered serious injuries.

He was flown to Harborview Medical Center, where he remains in critical condition.

His passenger was a Sedro-Woolley woman, who was transported to Skagit Valley Hospital for treatment.

The driver of the speeding car, identified as a 24-year-old Mount Vernon man, showed signs of intoxication and was booked into Skagit County Jail on suspicion of DUI and vehicular assault.

He suffered only minor injuries.

His passenger was also flown to Harborview Medical Center with serious injuries.

Burlington PD’s investigation into the crash is ongoing.