Gordon, NE : Pine Ridge man dies in crash with Nebraska trooper's car on state Highway 27 north of Gordon on MOnday night, October 3, 2016
The Nebraska State Patrol says a Pine Ridge man has died after a car fled a traffic stop and later collided with a trooper's cruiser in northwestern Nebraska.
The patrol says in a press release Tuesday that the car's driver, 32-year-old Antoine Ladeaux, of Pine Ridge, was thrown from the car and died. Three passengers in the car were treated and released from a local hospital.
The crash happened Monday night on state Highway 27 north of Gordon. The patrol says a trooper saw a car run a stop sign and tried to pull it over, but it fled. A short time later, the car and cruiser collided, sending the car into a ditch.
State law requires a grand jury investigation anytime someone dies while fleeing police.
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Pine Ridge man dies in crash with Nebraska trooper's car