A high speed pursuit through part of Fort Dodge early Sunday morning ended with a crash at 14th Street and Third Avenue South.

The pursuit began on North 12th Street and ended when the sport utility vehicle hit a utility pole, a house and a parked car.

The driver of that vehicle, Kevin D. Garvin Jr., 25, of 2025 Second Ave. S., was charged with:

• Eluding, speed over 25 mph over the limit

• Interference with official acts

• Reckless driving

• Failure to obey stop sign

• Insufficient headlights

• Failure to provide proof of financial liability, accident.

According to a criminal complaint filed against Garvin, the pursuit began at about 2:38 a.m. Sunday when a Webster County sheriff’s deputy spotted a 2008 Dodge Durango southbound in the 100 block of North 12th Street. The deputy observed significant front end damage on the passenger side of the vehicle and the headlight on that side was not displaying properly. The deputy turned on his vehicle’s red and blue lights and the siren to make a traffic stop.

According to the criminal complaint, the driver, later identified as Garvin, pulled over in the 10 block of North 12th Street, where a woman got out and went west down an alley.

The vehicle driven by Garvin then accelerated away and headed south on 12th Street with the deputy in pursuit.

The deputy reported that Garvin turned east on Fourth Avenue South, and hit the curb when turning. He then continued east on Fourth Avenue South, reaching speeds of 60 mph, according to the criminal complaint.

Garvin then turned north on 17th Street and west onto Third Avenue South. His vehicle reached 50 mph on Third Avenue South, according to the criminal complaint.

At 14th Street and Third Avenue South, Garvin lost control of the vehicle and hit a utility pole, a house and a parked car. He then got out of the car and tried to run away. Law enforcement officers caught him in the 1300 block of Third Avenue South.

Garvin made his initial appearance in magistrate court Monday morning. His preliminary hearing was set for Jan. 2.