GRANITE CITY, Ill. - A police pursuit in Granite City, Illinois, ended in a fatal crash Thursday afternoon.

According to the Granite City Police Department, they were observing an individual who reportedly had an active arrest for Parole Violation just before 4 p.m. today. The alleged suspect, at the time of the incident, was riding a motorcycle.

Police say that they attempted to pull the suspect over at a traffic stop, but they were unsuccessful as they fled away.

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The pursuit wouldn’t last long, as the suspect—who was driving at high speeds—crashed at the intersection located at Maryville Road and Pontoon Road.

The suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Illinois State Police is now investigating the event, and

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