Man dies after Shreveport police pursuit ends in fiery crash off Colquitt Road
Sheriff Steve Prator said that Caddo deputies responded to a deadly crash following a pursuit by Shreveport Police early on Saturday.
CPSO Lt. Matt Cowden arrived at Woolworth Rd. and Colquitt Rd. just after 1 a.m. where he found a pickup truck engulfed in flames. Cowden said the truck was leading SPD on a chase when it ran off a roadway and crashed into a tree.
SPD officers attempted to extract the driver from the vehicle but could not due to the fire. Caddo Fire District 4 responded to put out the flames. The driver died at the scene and was transported by the Caddo coroner.
The crash remains under investigation.
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