(KAIR)--An Atchison man is facing numerous charges following a late Tuesday night pursuit through the city of Atchison. 

Police Chief Mike Wilson tells MSC News the pursuit began when 27-year-old Eric Burge was spotted speeding on a city street. “Right around midnight Tuesday night, an officer on patrol spotted a vehicle in the area of 8th and Main that was speeding. He then attempted that vehicle. The vehicle fled, ended up crossing the 10th Street tracks and going south on U.S. 73 Highway. Eventually going on various side streets in the area between U.S. 73 south and south 6th street, and then north of Green Street. 

Wilson says Burge refused to stop for the pursuing officers, with the chase continuing into the south side of the city, where he's accused of causing damage as he fled. “Eventually, the vehicle ended up in the southern part of the city where it hit a parked trailer that was in the 1200 block of South 7th. It subsequently struck a hand rail at a residence in the 1300 block of South 7th as it left the roadway. Struck a stop sign at 7th and Spring, and it also struck a utility pole in the 700 block of College. The vehicle continued to flee even after hitting the utility pole.” 

Investigators allege that Burge was attempting to flee the scene of a wreck that happened prior to the pursuit, saying that's why he was speeding when the officer first tried to stop him. “What we learned shortly after that pursuit began is that the driver of that vehicle had just struck a stopped car in the McDonalds drive-up, and that's what preceded this pursuit.”  

During the pursuit, Wilson alleges that Burge attempted to crash into both a police car and a sheriff's vehicle, leading to a charge of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. He additionally faces charges of fleeing and eluding, DUI, no ignition interlock, reckless driving, driving while suspended, no proof of insurance and leaving the scene of an accident. 

Burge was booked into the Atchison County Jail.

In March of last year, Burge was sentenced to supervised probation after a conviction for involuntary manslaughter.