CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) — A motorcyclist led Cedar Rapids police on a high-speed chase Wednesday evening.  KCRG reports that at approximately 7 p.m., police attempted to pull over a pickup truck and motorcycle traveling on Highway 100 after witnessing them taking videos of dangerous motorcycle stunts. The driver of the pickup truck stopped, but the motorcyclist continued to drive down the highway in an attempt to elude officers. The motorcyclist led police on a high-speed chase that ended in the 7700 block of 18th Street SW.

An airplane owned by the Iowa State Patrol tracked the motorcyclist and led police officers to the motorcyclists’ hiding spot. The plane also tracked the speed of the motorcycle, revealing the motorcyclist was driving at 177 mph while driving on Highway 100 and Highway 30.

Kyle Ward (Linn Co. S/O booking photos)

The motorcyclist, identified as 19-year-old Kyle Aidan Ward, was arrested and charged with felony eluding 25 mph over the speed limit, eluding 25 mph over the speed limit/2nd or subsequent offense, careless driving, speeding, disobeying a traffic control device, improper passing, failure to display registration plate, and improper tires. His bond was set at $7,000.