BELLINGHAM, Wash. – A man was arrested after leading police on a chase through the Sehome Arboretum.

Bellingham Police said that an officer noticed the driver doing donuts in the Fairhaven Park and Ride lot around 9 p.m. Tuesday night, June 20th.

The driver sped off when confronted by police, who terminated their pursuit a short time later.

Witnesses called police regarding the driver, who continued to speed through 32nd Street and towards Western Washington University.

A pedestrian was nearly hit as the driver drove into the Arboretum.

The car was found crashed inside the Arboretum, and police began a K-9 track to find the suspect.

K-9s finally located the suspect, 20-year-old Elias Haynie-Gay, at the north end of the Arboretum on East Maple Street.

He was taken into custody but bonded out of jail Wednesday, June 21st.