BY CRAIG CROSBY

Staff Writer

One person is facing charges and another is on the loose after an early-morning police chase Thursday.

Emmanual Hurtado, 18, of Waterville, a passenger in the vehicle, was arrested and charged with violating conditions of his release and unauthorized use of property, Monmouth Police Chief Robert Annese said.

The driver escaped and remains at large, Annese said.

Hurtado was taken to Kennebec County jail in Augusta where he continued to be held Thursday afternoon.

The chase started around 12:17 a.m. when Monmouth police Officer Robert Wells attempted to stop a Chevrolet Suburban for speeding on U.S. Route 202.

The Suburban, which was spotted traveling near the intersection of Route 132, was clocked by radar at 91 mph in a 55-mph zone, Annese said.

Police subsequently learned the Suburban had been stolen in Fairfield, Annese said.

The driver refused to stop, Annese said. Wells pursued the Suburban onto Route 133 in Winthrop.

Speeds during the chase reached 100 mph but lasted only about four miles, Annese said.

"It was a short chase," he said.

The pursuit ended when the Suburban failed to make a right turn onto Main Street. The vehicle left the road and blew a tire, at which point the Suburban stopped and the driver and Hurtado fled down nearby railroad tracks, Annese said.

Winthrop police, Maine State Police and the Kennebec County Sheriff's Department assisted with the search. A Maine State Police dog found Hurtado, Annese said.

"The person apprehended was in the water at Maranacook Lake," Annese said.

The stolen Suburban suffered little or no damage.

"I looked at it this morning and it really doesn't look like much other than a blown tire," Annese said.

Hurtado is one of two teens who pleaded guilty to detonating acid bombs in the Skowhegan Wal-Mart in November of 2006.

Hurtado, who was 16 at the time and lived in Skowhegan, and another 15-year-old boy, pleaded guilty to criminal use of explosives, reckless conduct, criminal mischief and eight separate counts of assault.

The teens were ordered to pay $5,000 restitution, perform 150 hours of community service and serve two years probation.

Craig Crosby -- 623-3811, ext. 433

ccrosby@centralmaine.com