A Lewiston man faces felony charges after a high-speed chase that involved two police departments and ended in Saco with his arrest June 10.

According to Scarborough Sgt. Rick Rouse, a Scarborough officer spotted a pickup truck with a defective exhaust pipe at about 7 p.m. in the Dunstan area of Route 1 and tried to pull it over. The vehicle initially slowed down to about 15 mph but then sped up to speeds as high as 80 to 90 mph as the driver tried to elude police, Rouse said.

Saco police took over the pursuit at the town line and chased the vehicle in heavy traffic along Main Street, eventually pulling back because of the heavy traffic volume on the four-lane, 30-mph highway. Saco police estimated the truck was traveling at about 70 mph, putting other motorists and pedestrians in danger.

Saco police were eventually able to stop the vehicle after the driver pulled into the parking lot for City Hall, possibly planning to flee on foot, Saco police said. The suspect was taken into custody without incident and turned over to Scarborough police.

Scarborough police charged the man, identified as Christopher Rogers, 33, with eluding, being an aggravated habitual offender, violating bail conditions of release, failure to give correct name, and driving to endanger, police said.

Rouse said there is a possibility Rogers could also face charges of reckless conduct and criminal threatening for allegedly telling a female passenger he would kill her if she cooperated with police.

The passenger, Amy McKenna, 26, of Sabattus, was arrested on an unrelated warrant for negotiating a worthless instrument, police said.