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Car chase ends in crash, killing suspect on Military Highway: Chesapeake police

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A police chase ended in a death in Chesapeake Friday afternoon.

Around 1:15 p.m. on Nov. 24, a Chesapeake police officer tried to pull over a gray Subaru sedan on Military Highway South, near I-464, for failing to maintain their lane and a registration violation, according to the CPD. The driver of the Subaru, now identified as 23-year-old Derron Williams Jr., did not stop and police pursued.

The chase ended with the Subaru crashing with a white Chevrolet SUV at Military Highway South and George Washington Highway North, according to the CPD.

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Police say that Williams Jr. died at the scene.

The woman driving the Chevrolet that was hit was taken to the hospital. Police say that her injuries are considered non-life threatening.