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Sparta driver facing criminal charges after high-speed chase and fatal crash on I-90

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A driver from Monroe County could be charged, following a high-speed chase on I-90 that led to a deadly crash.

A speeding vehicle passed a sheriff’s deputy in the Portage area on Saturday, and the deputy tried to get the vehicle to stop. That vehicle rolled over while trying to exit onto Highway 33, and two people were thrown from the vehicle. One of them was pronounced dead at the scene.

Three others who had ridden in the vehicle, including the 22-year-old driver from Sparta, were taken to hospitals. As of late Sunday, officers had not yet released the names of the people involved in the crash.

Speed and intoxication were believed to be factors in the accident.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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