Classes were canceled at a Maine high school after a 34-year-old educator died in a fiery crash while allegedly speeding away from police Saturday night, officials said.

Jacob Brown, of Scarborough, was an assistant principal at Scarborough High School, a suburb just south of Portland, the district confirmed.

Police received multiple 911 calls reporting “a vehicle operating erratically on I-295 southbound” around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Maine State Police said. Troopers pulled over Brown’s Jeep Wrangler, but during the stop, Brown “suddenly fled at a high rate of speed,” police said.

“Troopers attempted to catch up to the vehicle with emergency lights and sirens activated,” Maine State Police said in a statement . “As the Jeep came into view, it veered off the right side of the roadway, a

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