Motorcyclist arrested, after crashing his motorcycle, at a high rate of speed, on the exit ramp of 1-77 to Mull Avenue in Akron.

A motorcycle rider is behind bars after he crashed his motorcycle on the exit ramp from I-77 north to Mull Avenue around 12:30 Monday morning.

According to Akron police, around midnight officers spotted the man multiple times riding at a high rate of speed in the neighborhoods along Copley Road just east of I-77.

Each time officers tried to stop the man, he would ride off only to slow and wait for them to catch up before taking off again. Police did not pursue the man in the neighborhoods, saying he was going to fast.

He was spotted getting on I-77 from Copley Road around 12:30, and officers did initiate a chase for just a few seconds before calling it off due to the motorcycle's high speed.

As they were exiting Mull Avenue to return to patrol, police discovered the man had wrecked and were able to make a quick arrest.

The man was not hurt in the crash but the bike was heavily damaged.

The air temperature at the time in Akron was around 20 degrees.