An early Sunday morning car chase in Bartholomew and Brown counties ended when the vehicle burst into flames.

A Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputy noticed a vehicle with a faulty brake light driving near Jonathan Moore Pike at just before 5 a.m. Sunday morning and attempted to pull the vehicle over, according to police reports. But rather than stop, the driver took off out State Road 46, eventually going into Brown County where Brown County deputies joined the chase.

The vehicle came back into Bartholomew County on Whitehorse Road and drove over tire deflation devices dropped by deputies. After running on the rims, the sparks ignited the vehicle before it came to a stop at County Road 50S, deputies report. With all four tires flat, the car on fire and stopped, the driver continued to pump on the gas and both the driver and passenger stayed in the burning vehicle.

They eventually surrendered. The passenger, 37-year-old Douglas Houchens was wanted on several warrants and was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital for treatment.

The driver, 33-year-old Desi Buckler of Columbus was arrested on multiple warrants and preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement and reckless driving, according to police reports.