MINNESOTA MAN DIES AFTER CRASHING VEHICLE DURING WASHINGTON CO. PURSUIT

  

A Minnesota man is dead after a crash following a pursuit early Wednesday morning in Washington County.

Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding at approximately 2 a.m. near the 3000 block of Highway 290 West.

According to the sheriff’s office, the driver of the vehicle evaded and continued westbound on Highway 290, and then north on FM 2679.  The driver crashed at the intersection of FM 2679 and FM 390.

Deputies attempted life-saving measures on the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, who was identified as 20-year-old Izsaiah Shyeim Nalls of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Nalls was transported by EMS to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Brenham, where he was pronounced deceased.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the crash.  The sheriff’s office said additional information is not available at this time, due to the ongoing investigation.