An Oak Harbor man is accused of speeding down Van Dam Road and refusing to let his passenger out before crashing into a woods, causing a fiery wreck in the early morning of Oct. 4, according to court documents.

Prosecutors charged Steven W. Story, 24, in Island County Superior Court on Oct. 8 with reckless driving and reckless endangerment.

The 19-year-old passenger said she asked Story to see his car, but he got into the driver’s seat and started it. She told him she wanted out because she thought he was  drinking.

She told officers the car doors were locked and Story refused to stop, according to the report prepared by Deputy Scott Fortin with the Island County Sheriff’s Office.

The woman said she yelled at him to stop and let her out, but he continued speeding. She claimed they were heading west on Van Dam Road at about 110 mph just before the crash.

Story tried to turn onto West Beach Road, but the car was going too fast and it went straight through the intersection and into the trees, Fortin said in his report. The woman suffered minor injuries.

Story had a friend pick him up at the scene, the report said. The car was engulfed in flames when deputies arrived.

Story allegedly admitted to driving fast, but denied the woman asked to be let out.

“Story said he knew he was being stupid,” the deputy said in his report, “and that he and (the woman) are very lucky to be alive.”