MILLBROOK, Ala. (WSFA) – A Wetumpka man has died after he crashed following a police chase, according to the Alabama law enforcement agency.

Just after 6:15 Friday evening, Mark E. Patterson, 45, of Wetumpka, was driving on the Interstate 65 Service Road near Real Life Church when his vehicle left the roadway and drove onto private property, where his car overturned in a ditch.

Patterson was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Prior to the crash, an Autauga County Sheriff’s Office deputy had been following Patterson. It was not immediately clear why.

The incident is under investigation.

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