Two people died over the weekend when a car being pursued by a Ramsey County sheriff’s deputy crashed in St. Paul.
It happened early Saturday, just after midnight. The two men who died were in the vehicle being pursued by law enforcement.
According to an account from the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office:
A deputy attempted to stop the car at the intersection of Rose Avenue East and Burr Street North. The driver fled the scene, leading to a pursuit that lasted about 50 seconds and covered about a mile.
“The deputy remained three blocks behind the fleeing vehicle as it reached speeds over 100 miles per hour, hit a dip in the road at Wheelock Parkway, lost control and struck a tree at Payne and Nebraska,” the sheriff’s office stated in a news release.
Both men inside the car — ages 27 and 29 — were ejected from the car and died from their injuries. Their names have not been released.
The sheriff’s office said the driver of the car had outstanding felony warrants for drug possession, trafficking and fleeing police.
Collected from Minnesota Public Radio News. View original source here.
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