Overview
- A deputy tried to stop an Acura RDX just after midnight on Saturday and the vehicle fled, triggering a roughly 50-second, one-mile pursuit.
- The sheriff’s office says the deputy remained about three blocks behind while the SUV exceeded 100 miles per hour.
- The Acura struck a dip at Wheelock Parkway, lost control and hit a tree near Payne Avenue and Nebraska Avenue, leaving the vehicle catastrophically damaged and ejecting both occupants.
- One occupant was pronounced dead at the scene and the other later died at Regions Hospital; authorities say they believe the driver was a 27-year-old man with multiple felony warrants and the passenger was a 29-year-old man.
- The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash, will withhold victims’ names until the medical examiner confirms identity and next of kin are notified, and says it will provide further updates as the inquiry continues.