(Newport, OR) -- Newport Police arrested a driver who led officers on a dangerous pursuit. Early Saturday morning, an officer tried to pull over 18-year-old Matthew Pearson who fled. He turned off the lights on his vehicle, using only a lightbar, and drove over 100 miles an hour on Highway 101. Police say he drove into oncoming traffic and on sidewalks. He tried to escape officers driving on a rural road. He hid his vehicle at a dead end and ran. He later turned himself in to police and was charged with attempt to elude and reckless driving.