A Fort Stewart soldier faces a number of charges following a high-speed chase Saturday night that reached 130 miles per hour.

At approximately 9:15 p.m., three Long County sheriff’s deputies were patrolling Highway 196 near Joe Kennedy Road when one of them saw a black Yamaha motorcycle being driven on 196 at a high rate of speed. The first deputy could not catch up to the motorcycle, which was headed west, and relayed his information to the other two deputies.

According to the Long County Sheriff’s Office, a second deputy saw the motorcycle pass a vehicle in a marked no passing zone and clocked the motorcycle’s speed at 90 mph in a 55 mph zone. A deputy attempted a traffic stop on the motorcycle on 196 near Hay Field Road, but the driver, later identified as Victor Tavarez, accelerated and fled from the deputy at speeds reaching 130 mph.

The pursuit continued into Tattnall County, where it turned left onto Highway 301. It continued on Highway 301 back into Long County to Key Howard Road.

Tavarez brought the motorcycle to a stop, but as two deputies attempted to arrest him, he tried to take off again, hitting one of the deputies and his patrol vehicle. Tavarez lost control of the motorcycle after the collision and was placed under arrest.

The deputy who was struck received medical attention for minor injuries.

Tavarez was charged with having the wrong class of driver’s license, improper passing, reckless driving, two charges of speeding, felony fleeing or attempting to elude, felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer and aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer.