A Tempe man remained in critical condition Wednesday, days after a motorcycle crash in San Tan Valley where he was said to be traveling 157 mph moments before he hit a pole.

Authorities said 19-year-old Noe Colazo whizzed past a Pinal County sheriff's deputy at 2:05 a.m. Sunday while heading north on Gantzel Road near Pecan Creek Drive, according to a Sheriff's Office statement. The posted speed limit is 45 mph.

Tim Gaffney, a Sheriff's Office spokesman, said Tuesday that the deputy didn't have time to initiate a pursuit: The motorcyclist was quickly out of sight. By the time the deputy caught up with him, the motorcycle had crashed into a traffic light pole about four miles away.

Colazo was flown to Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn Medical Center in extremely critical condition, where he remained Wednesday, according to a hospital official.

Crash investigators say Colazo lost control of the motorcycle, a 2004 Yamaha YFR, at a gradual turn in the roadway.

The motorcycle traveled nearly 350 feet through the dirt shoulder before colliding with the concrete base of a traffic light, launching Colazo 104 feet away and the motorcycle 18 feet into a nearby power pole, the sheriff's statement said.

The Sheriff's Office said Colazo was driving without a license; it was previously revoked. He now faces charges of aggravated DUI, reckless driving and criminal speed.