SOUTH PORTLAND -- A short high-speed chase early this morning ended up with the driver going to the hospital, police said.

At about 1:50 a.m., police said they received a report of a possible drunk driver in a black pick-up truck near the Maine Mall.

About 15 minutes later, South Portland Police Officer Jeff Levesque saw a black pick-up that he said was speeding while headed west on Gorham Road. When Levesque tried to get the truck to stop, the vehicle sped off.

Another officer, Kevin Sager, then spotted the truck on Running Hill Road just before the Cummings Road intersection, clocked at 82 miles per hour. The officers briefly lost sight of the truck before it crashed into a utility pole near 114 Running Hill Road.

The driver, Keith Bragdon, 45, of Scarborough, was freed from the truck by a fire and rescue squad and taken to aine Medical Center.

Police said his injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.

Bragdon will be charged with OUI, operating after suspension, failure to stop and violation of bail conditions, police said.