A man fleeing West St. Paul Police officers who were responding to a domestic disturbance call died early Sunday after crashing and being ejected from the vehicle he was driving, police said.
Man fleeing West St. Paul Police hits power pole and dies
Man crashes vehicle into a pole and parked cars. The incident is under investigation.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
September 8, 2024 at 1:51PM
Before 2 a.m., a woman reported a 35-year-old man had threatened people and caused damage at a West St. Paul home, according to a police news release. She reported the man had been drinking heavily and was on drugs. A dispatcher heard the man yelling and possibly throwing objects.
Officers saw a vehicle they believed the suspect was driving going east on Moreland Avenue, the news release said. They attempted to stop it and arrest the driver on suspicion of domestic assault and other charges.
The suspect did not stop the vehicle and instead crossed Robert Street and lost control, striking a power pole and two parked cars in a driveway at Moreland Avenue and Kruse Street, police said. The driver was ejected from the vehicle, and medics pronounced him dead at the scene.
Mendota Heights police and the Minnesota State Patrol are investigating at the request of West St. Paul police.
