KEY COLONY BEACH, Fla. – A Marathon man was arrested after leading deputies on a chase and crashing his car while trying to get away, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Raymond Martinez, 30, remains hospitalized after the early Thursday morning pursuit and crash.
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Martinez was traveling north in the southbound lanes when a deputy on patrol spotted the wrong-way Chrysler and attempted a traffic stop, sheriff's spokeswoman Becky Herrin said.
She said Martinez refused to stop, speeding through Key Colony Beach before crashing his car into a fence, a pole and a tree. The rental car caught fire after the crash.
Martinez then ran off, but he was quickly apprehended and taken to Fisherman's Hospital to be treated for his injuries, Herrin said.
He faces charges of fleeing and eluding police, resisting arrest, leaving the scene of a crash and driving on the wrong side of the road.
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