MEMPHIS, Tenn. — One man is dead after a police chase in Crenshaw, Mississippi on Sunday afternoon.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol confirmed Marcus Stokes was killed in the crash.
According to investigators, Stokes leading local police on a chase in a GMC Denali.
He was driving east on Highway 310, near Old Crenshaw Road, when his vehicle left the road and hit a tree.
Stokes was pronounced dead at the scene.
At this time, the crash is still under investigation and it is not clear why police were chasing Stokes.