An Eastman man died late Friday night, January 21, when the vehicle he was traveling in overturned following a police chase.
Travis Johnson (24), was pronounced dead at the scene by Dodge County Coroner Joe Smith.
According to reports, Milan Police Chief Levi Gilder notified the Dodge-Wilcox 911 Center that he was involved in the chase of a Ford F-150 pickup truck at approximately 11:50 p.m. on Friday.
The chase left the city limits of Milan on the Milan-Eastman Road, where the truck turned off onto Sweet Home Church Road.
At approximately 11:57 p.m., chief Gilder radioed the center that the truck had overturned. Dodge County sheriff’s deputies, Dodge County Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and first responders from both the Rhine and Milan Volunteer Fire Departments responded to assist the Milan Police Department.
One fataly injured: An Eastman man was killed when the truck he was in overturned after a police chase on the Sweet Home Church Road.
Police car chase leads to fatal wreck
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Marlas Williamson
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02/07/11 at 09:31 AM
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This is the 2nd fatality that I can recall in the past few years, where a high speed chase has resulted in a death. Honestly, is a DUI really worth that.....How would you feel if it had been someone that you love? In larger towns, high speed chases are off limits to officers, especially for petty crimes. Let's face it, a tag number could have been gotten and the officers could have quietly gone to the house later to pick up the perp.
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Really Marlas??
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08/01/11 at 11:07 AM
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"a tag number could have been gotten and the officers could have quietly gone to the house later to pick up the perp. " Really?? So what if the police would have gotten a tag number and called it a night and then the perp ran head on into someone and killed them as well?