BIXBY, Okla. — One man is dead following an early morning pursuit through Bixby and into Broken Arrow.
A Bixby police officer tried to pull a driver over near Memorial and East 111th Street South around 2 a.m.
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Bixby Police Officer Seth Adock said the nearly six-mile chase reached speeds close to 90 mph.
"The vehicle did not yield in a pursuit. Started and went down 111th eastbound that ended in Broken Arrow," Adock said.
Officers from Broken Arrow joined in as the chase reached into their jurisdiction. The suspect's car became airborne and crashed into a creek near East Florence Avenue. Officers were unable to reach the driver and called the fire department for help.
"We contacted Bixby PD and uh asked them if they were requesting our assistance or uh if they needed anything. At the time, they told us that they did want to let us know and they were in the process of notifying us," Major Stephen Garrett with the Broken Arrow Police, said.
Crews with the Broken Arrow Fire Department pulled the man from the wreckage, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Once the collision occurred, our officers did assist them to help with the, uh, collision and the aftermath," Garrett said.
Investigators have identified the driver as Maston Brown.
Both departments urge drivers to stop when pulled over by law enforcement.
"If you're getting pulled over for a traffic violation, the safest thing to do for yourself and everybody is just, just to stop, you know, um, that's gonna be what's safest for all," police said.
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