A man in a stolen vehicle led police on a long high-speed chase along Interstate 35 and I-35E Sunday evening in the north metro before crashing in St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood, authorities said.

Police in Wyoming, Minn., attempted to stop a 29-year-old driver around 7:45 p.m. because there were no license plates visible. He fled north on I-35 toward Stacy, where he turned and drove south. The driver, going 80 miles per hour at times, passed vehicles on the shoulder and was able to avoid stop sticks police deployed, the Wyoming Police Department said in a news release.

After 30 miles, the chase ended at Thomas and Western avenues in St. Paul when the driver hit another vehicle and veered off the road. He was taken to Regions Hospital and is expected to face charges when he is released, police said.

The man had several outstanding warrants, including for possession of controlled substances and aiding and abetting felony theft. "Evidence of additional criminal activity was also found in the stolen vehicle," said Paul Hoppe, Wyoming's director of public safety.

A female passenger in the stolen vehicle fled and was not arrested, Hoppe said.

Paramedics treated a 29-year-old pregnant woman at the crash scene, but authorities did not say whether she was in the stolen vehicle or the vehicle that was hit. She was evaluated and released, police said.

The 39-year-old driver of the vehicle that was struck was taken to Regions Hospital with minor injuries, Hoppe said.

Tim Harlow