A Topeka man faces criminal charges after police say he ran from a traffic stop late Saturday night and crashed his car at Midland Junction shortly thereafter.

Breylan Gary Baker, 19, was arrested Sunday morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, according to Douglas County Jail booking logs. He faces charges of possession of stolen property, attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, aggravated endangering a child, reckless driving and possession of drug paraphernalia.

A Lawrence Police Department incident number listed with Baker’s arrest matches the attempt to elude call listed in the department’s activity logs.

Around 11:37 p.m. on Saturday, Lawrence Police Sgt. Amy Rhoads said an officer tried to pull over a Mercedes Benz — driven by Baker — in the 1000 block of North Third Street. The stop was due to the car’s illegal tag, she said.

Baker fled from the stop and the officer gave chase, Rhoads said.

According to the activity logs, a total of 13 officers responded to the call.

After a short distance, however, officers stopped following Baker because the chase’s speeds climbed too high, Rhoads said.

Soon after police stopped chasing Baker, the car reportedly crashed near the intersection of East 1400 and North 1941 roads, otherwise known as Midland Junction, Rhoads said.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Kristen Dymacek said the car was found in a field near the intersection and the four occupants were taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Topeka’s Stormont Vail Hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.

The car was not being chased by police at the time of the crash, Dymacek said.

After the crash, both drugs and a firearm were found inside the Mercedes, Rhoads said.

Baker is currently held in the Douglas County Jail in lieu of a $15,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday to schedule a date for his preliminary hearing.