Man Killed Attempting to Flee From Police in Franklin County

Preliminary investigative details indicate a West City police officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a car Friday night at 6:31pm after observing a traffic violation in West City.

In addition to the traffic violation, the registration displayed returned to a different make, type, and color of vehicle. The driver refused to stop and fled southbound on I-57 at a high rate of speed with a female passenger. A car driven by a Chicago man with a female passenger and a 3 month old child was traveling in the passing lane southbound on I-57 at milepost 64. The fleeing car attempted to pass on the inside shoulder. The cars collided and came to rest in the center median. The driver then fled to the east on foot an entered the northbound lanes of traffic and was struck by a car driven by an Altamont woman.

The fleeing individual was pronounced deceased at the scene.

ISP District 13, ISP Zone 7, and the ISP Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit are investigating the crash.

The names of the involved parties are being withheld due to the ongoing investigation.