Driver Dies After Police Pursuit Ends With Crash In Pottawattamie County

A man is dead after leading police on a chase and crashing in Pottawatomie County.

According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Tecumseh Police Department, the driver was speeding on a rural road northeast of Earlsboro around 11:16 Sunday night.

Tecumseh Police said the driver was going too fast down Benson Park Road when they missed a curve, drove off the road, and hit a tree. Troopers said the rolled multiple times and was pinned for more than three hours

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. That person's name has not been released.