Driver critical, passenger dead after fleeing Fort Worth police

A pursuit with Fort Worth police ended in a crash with severe injuries and a fatality early Saturday. 

What we know:

The chase began around 2:40 a.m. on Exchange Avenue in the Fort Worth Stockyards, where police saw the suspect's vehicle driving the wrong way.

Police attempted to stop the vehicle, at which point the suspect made a U-turn and fled the scene, police said. 

Another patrol car saw the vehicle a few minutes later and attempted another traffic stop. The suspect fled again, and eventually lost control and crashed into a utility pole near the 1500 block of East 4th Street.

The passenger in the car was extracted and later pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver was taken to a hospital and was last reported as critical. 

What we don't know:

The names of the passenger and suspect were not released. 

Information was limited at the time of publishing. 

The Source: Information in this article came from the Fort Worth Police Department. 

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