What could have been a routine traffic stop for speeding Monday night in Liberty County ended up in a high speed chase on Interstate 95.

According to Liberty County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Brian Barnes, a Liberty County deputy attempted to stop a silver Mazda, bearing a Florida license plate, for speeding at mile marker 68 on I-95 northbound shortly after 8 p.m.

The driver continued to travel at a high rate of speed, with the deputy in pursuit with flashing lights.  Barnes said according to radio traffic, the speed reached as high as 140 mph with the driver passing vehicles on the right lane.

The deputy made the decision to use the PIT (precision immobilization technique) maneuver when traffic was light to stop the vehicle.

When the maneuver was employed, the driver lost control, hitting a guard rail before the car came to a stop at mile marker 86.

The driver ran into the woods but he was arrested within a few minutes.

He and a passenger were transported to Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah with non-life-threatening injuries.