Overview

• Munster police attempted a traffic stop at 10:45 p.m. Monday but the driver refused and sped onto I-80/94.
• Indiana State Police and other law enforcement agencies joined the pursuit as it entered Hammond.
• Shortly after midnight, the vehicle crashed near the Cline Avenue exit and burst into flames.
• The only occupant—an unlicensed driver with an active arrest warrant in Texas—was killed in the fiery collision.
• Officials have not released the reason for the initial traffic stop that triggered the pursuit.