A chase through Melbourne ends with a violent crash and the capture of a man police say stabbed his father and stole his grandmother's car.

Melbourne police and Brevard County Sheriff's deputies spotted a stolen car Sunday at the intersection of Interstate 95 and Eau Gallie Boulevard. They said 33-year-old Michael Wease was at the wheel.

Police said Wease got into an argument with his father over money and stabbed him at a home on Sarno Road.

"He then forcefully took the car keys from his grandmother and stole her vehicle, a Ford Focus," said Sgt. Sheridan Shelley with the Melbourne Police Department.

Investigators said they were able to get Wease on the phone, and he agreed to meet up. When that didn't happen, they were able to find him driving on Eau Gallie Boulevard.

A chase ensued, turning onto Sarno, and it appeared Wease was heading back towards home. At times speeds reached 90 miles per hour, in an area where the limit is only 40.

Police thought he may be going back to hurt his family again.

"He had already injured a family member with a knife. There was no telling what he would do," said Shelley.

Moments later, at Wickham and Sarno roads, a Melbourne officer tossed stop sticks towards the car. A tire slowly deflated.

The chase ended just a few yards from where the attack happened -- Wease's home. Seconds later, the car veered off the road and into a concrete pole, crushing in the hood, spinning the car around and knocking over the pole.

Emergency crews arrived to take Wease to the hospital.

We spoke to an unidentified family member who hopes people won't pass judgment on Wease.

"He is somebody's son and brother, so he might have made mistakes, but he is human, so everybody needs to stop looking down on him like he's a bad person," the family member said.

Wease was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne. Once released, he will be taken to jail.

He's facing aggravated assault and battery charges, carjacking, trying to elude police and driving on a suspended license.

Wease's father is expected to recover.