Suspect dies in crash during high-speed pursuit in Fresno
A man was killed late Wednesday after crashing into a minivan during a high-speed chase with deputies in a Fresno neighborhood.
Firefighters found Eric Deshaun Willis, 32, dead inside the wreckage of a mangled Chrysler 300, according to Tony Botti, a spokesman for the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department.
The chase, which lasted just 30 seconds, began just after 11 p.m. when a sheriff’s deputy saw the Chrysler speeding on Bullard Avenue.
The deputy tried to stop Willis, but he zoomed away.
During the short pursuit, with speeds topping 100 mph, Willis struck a minivan at the intersection of West and Bullard avenues, he said.
The crash flung Willis’ car into a light pole.
The driver of the minivan suffered minor injuries to his head and arm during the crash.
A handgun was found in Willis’ car, Botti said.
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