(La Porte, IN) - Charges have been filed against a motorcycle driver who failed in his effort to ditch the police in La Porte. Todd Saylor, 33, has been charged in La Porte Circuit Court with two counts of resisting law enforcement.

According to court records, the La Porte man was clocked at 75 miles per hour on East Lincolnway last week, later attempting to flee when an officer tried to pull him over. The officer lost sight of the motorcycle after the suspect ran a number of traffic lights and stop signs on the northeast side of the city, but only briefly.

The officer then saw smoke at Park Street and Koomler Drive, discovering Saylor trying to start the now-on-fire motorcycle, flames beginning to engulf his feet as he took off. Soon enough, the motorcycle was found laying on the pavement near the railroad tracks as Saylor began running, leading to short and ultimately fruitless foot pursuit before giving up to authorities.

Court documents revealed Saylor had lost one of the slippers on his feet and had one foot covered by a sock with a hole at the big toe.