Man Found Dead In Crash After Cudahy Pursuit Lasts 3.4 Miles: Police

CUDAHY, WI — A police pursuit that began on Layton Avenue in Cudahy early Wednesday morning reached around 100 mph but ended after police found the suspect car crashed and a Milwaukee man dead inside, according to a news release from Cudahy police.

Police tried to pull the car over around 3 a.m. for speeding, unsafe lane deviation and improper display of registration, but a pursuit ensued and lasted for 3.4 miles, police said. Officers last spotted the car in South Milwaukee, but they ended the pursuit because of possible dangers, according to a news release.

Less than an hour later, officers found the car near Chicago and Rawson avenues with the 23-year-old driver dead inside, police said. Police said there was nobody else inside the car.

Police later discovered that the man who died had a warrant out for his arrest from Probation and Parole, the news release said.

Cudahy police asked anyone with information about the fatal crash to contact them at 414-769-2260.