DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. (WMC) - A judge in DeSoto County sentenced a man to 40 years in prison for a police chase that ended in a fatal crash.

The crash happened in October 2023 , beginning in Crittenden County, Arkansas, and ending on I-55 in Hernando, Mississippi.

Matthew Nemacheck was convicted of felony fleeing resulting in death as a violent offender.

Police say the chase began when Nemacheck rammed the vehicle of a woman who filed a restraining order against him in Marion, Arkansas.

He then reportedly led police on a cross-county chase before crashing.

Malil Alilovic was killed in the collision.

Matthew Nemacheck was given a 40-year sentence with 25 to serve in prison.

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