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3-23-23 man dies following pursuit by wisconsin police

todayMarch 22, 2023

SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) — Police say a man who fled from officers during a pursuit that reached speeds of about 100 mph died early Wednesday after his car crashed into a ravine near Milwaukee. The Cudahy Police Department initiated the pursuit around 3 a.m. after a vehicle with an improperly displayed registration was spotted speeding and deviating from its lane. Police said the pursuit went on for about 3.4 miles, with speeds topping out around 100 mph before the officers terminated the chase after they lost sight of the car. WTMJ-TV reports that the South Milwaukee Police Department found the vehicle in a ravine about 40 minutes later and discovered that the driver, a 23-year-old man, had died.

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