A high-speed car chase in downtown Madison ended with an overturned car and a foot chase early Wednesday morning.

University of Wisconsin police arrested Matthew Hale after he overturned his car trying to elude them.

According to UWPD Sgt. John Lind, a UWPD officer tried to pull Hale over after he failed to stop for a red light at the corner of University Avenue and North Park Street. Instead of pulling over, Hale sped down Park Street and led police on a chase in the wrong direction down West Johnson Street.

Lind said Hale led police on a chase that exceeded speeds of 60 mph. He eventually rolled the car at the corner of University Avenue and Babcock Street. He added Lind had a 21-year-old male passenger who was injured in the crash and had to be taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Hale fled the scene of the crash on foot, but he did not make it very far, Lind said.

?He was apprehended not far from the crash scene,? Lind said. ?He had just walked away.?

Hale was taken to the hospital for a head injury and given a blood-alcohol test before he was booked into the Dane County Jail, Lind added. He added UWPD also found drug paraphernalia in Hale?s car.

Assistant District Attorney Mike Verveer said alcohol is usually involved in situations like this.

?It?s somewhat common for individuals to be driving the wrong way on campus-area streets like Gorham or Johnson,? Verveer said. ?More times than not they?re drunk.?

Verveer added Hale has been on probation since 2004 for possession of cocaine with intent to sell as well as forgery. He was wanted by police for not cooperating with the terms of his probation.

According to Verveer, Hale knew he was wanted and was probably intoxicated, which might have motivated him to flee.

The Department of Corrections now has a hold placed on Hale in relation to his probation violation, Verveer said. Because he will be sitting in jail anyway, the district attorney?s office is in no rush to file charges and may not formally charge Hale for a few days, he added.

According to Verveer, most of the potential charges against Hale are misdemeanors except for the charge of eluding an officer, which is a felony. Depending on the seriousness of the injuries to Hale?s passenger, Hale could also be charged with a felony for causing bodily harm.