An investigation in underway into what's being called an officer involved death in Murphysboro.
At around 1:30 Tuesday morning, a Murphysboro Police officer attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle that had previously fled from other police agencies. The vehicle failed to stop and drove out of sight of the officer. The vehicle that failed to stop was located crashed near south 14th Street and Spruce Street in Murphysboro. The driver was pronounced dead on scene. The passenger was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The Murphysboro Police Department has called in the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigations to lead the investigation.