A pickup traveled 49 feet in the air early Thursday morning after it struck an embankment on U.S. Highway 1, a North Augusta Public Safety report shows.

The truck's driver, Michael Brantley, 35, of Modoc, S.C., was trying to get away from a Richmond County deputy who tried to pull him over at Gordon Highway and Old Savannah Road, a report states.

The deputy stopped the pursuit at the state line, but Brantley continued at a high rate of speed into South Carolina, according to a report. The truck began spinning across lanes and uprooted two trees before it hit an embankment outside Greg's Gas Plus and launched 49 feet and 4 inches into the air.

Brantley was thrown from the truck as it rolled and was taken to the hospital with a broken leg and head injury, a report states. His passenger, Laura Smith, 21, of Warrenville, was treated for cuts and scrapes and an abdominal injury.

Smith was cited for a seatbelt violation; Brantley was charged with DUI, driving on a suspended license and improper tag display.