It was a short-lived getaway.

Two fellow suspects driving stolen cars from Cayuga County crashed on Route 90 in the Cortland County town of Homer on Thursday morning, according to a news release from the New York State Police Troop C.

The cars were first clocked driving at 80 mph on Route 90 in the town of Summerhill by a New York State Police patrol out of the Auburn station. As troopers neared the speeding vehicles, a 2000 Buick lost control and crashed into a guardrail, but the second car sped on. The driver of the Buick, Kenneth R. Armstrong, 23, of 1272 Tollgate Hill Road, Moravia, was transported to Cortland Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released.

New York State Police troopers from the Homer station were meanwhile responding to a report of break-ins into cars on Creech Road in Summerhill. A homeowner observed a man driving a gold-colored Chevrolet Blazer rifling through his car. The man fled when the homeowner confronted him.

Troopers from the Homer station found the Blazer parked at the intersection of Kinney Gulf Road and Route 90, before it began speeding south on Route 90 toward the village of Homer. Troopers lost sight of the vehicle, but then along with the Cortland County Sheriff's Department located it overturned in a ditch on the east side of Route 90.

The unidentified man had to be extricated by the Homer Fire Department before being airlifted by Mercy Flight helicopter to Syracuse's University Hospital, where he was treated and released.

State police believe the vehicles were fleeing from Creech Road when they were clocked on radar.

An investigation into the activities of both men continues, and charges are pending, state police said.