STOCKTON, Calif. — Thursday morning update:
Investigators with the Stockton Police Department say San Joaquin County Sheriff's deputies were trying to pull over the black Chevrolet Impala for having expired registration.
Deputies attempted to make the traffic stop Wednesday near Plymouth Road and Michigan Avenue in Stockton at 2:10 p.m.
The driver, identified by police as 42-year-old Waldric Earvin, of Stockton, initially pulled to the right curb line but police say he proceeded to travel east on Michigan Avenue at a fast speed as deputies began chasing him.
The chase ended at Michigan and Pershing avenues where police say Earvin struck a large tree on the east curb of Pershing Avenue.
Original story:
The Stockton Police Department has opened an investigation after a car crashed into a tree near Michigan and Pershing avenues.
The driver in the crash was taken to a hospital but died from his injuries. The driver was only described as a man.
Police say the crash happened after San Joaquin County Sheriff's deputies tried to pull the car over and the driver led deputies on a chase around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
A multi-agency investigation is underway into the crash. Police have closed Pershing Avenue between Alpine Avenue and Country Boulevard as the investigation continues.
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