UPLAND, Calif. (KABC) -- A high-speed police chase ended in a fiery crash Tuesday afternoon in Upland, where the driver who was being pursued died after his BMW slammed into a light pole and overturned, authorities said.
The chase began shortly before 2 p.m. when the driver fled from an Upland Police Department officer, the agency said.
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The white sedan made its way into San Antonio Heights, where it veered off the road and hit the light pole, according to a police statement.
Officers extricated the unconscious man from the wreckage and attempted CPR, the news release said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
His identity was not immediately disclosed.
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The circumstances that prompted the pursuit were unclear. The California Highway Patrol took over the investigation of the crash.