A man who reportedly sped through downtown Viola at 90 mph before flipping his car Thursday morning has been arrested and faces eight charges, including possession of meth.

Joshua Andrew Biles, 37, was transported first to Saint Thomas River Park Hospital and then to jail where he was booked Thursday afternoon on $105,000 bond.

The high-speed chase began Thursday morning at 7:20 a.m. when state trooper Wade Myers clocked Biles speeding on Viola Road nears its intersection with Bob Ramsey Road. Biles did not want to stop when he saw the trooper’s blue lights as he accelerated in his 2001 Mitsubishi Mirage.

“We was going 90 mph through downtown Viola and 95 mph when he wrecked,” said Myers, who watched the crash unfold. “He went off the left side of the road, clipped a telephone pole, and flipped over a couple times before the car landed on its roof.”

Biles had turned onto Highway 127 heading to Hillsboro at the time of the crash. Myers said the entire chase lasted 3.6 miles.

Myers said Biles was uncooperative at the scene but he was able to determine his identity. He was also able to find 28 grams of a crystal-like substance believed to be meth upon a search of his vehicle.

“That’s a large amount, enough to consider it possession with intent to distribute,” said Myers, who added he believes Biles was intoxicated at the time of the crash.

His charges are driving on a revoked license, DUI, open container, speeding, felony evading with a motor vehicle, reckless driving, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of meth with intent to distribute.