High-speed chase ends in deadly crash in Gilroy

High-speed chase ends in deadly truck crash in Gilroy

High-speed chase ends in deadly truck crash in Gilroy.

GILROY, Calif. - A high-speed police pursuit ended in a deadly crash when a getaway vehicle crashed and flipped over in downtown Gilroy.

Deadly pursuit

What we know:

Morgan Hill police on Tuesday said the drama started when officers received a "be-on-the-lookout" alert for a vehicle stolen out of Hollister. 

A Gilroy police officer initially spotted the vehicle, but the driver got away.

Morgan Hill officers later spotted the driver on Monterey Road near Middle Avenue. 

Morgan Hill police said they tried to stop the driver on the 14000 block of Monterey Road, but the driver refused. 

During a second stop attempt in the 15000 block of Monterey Road, the suspect vehicle ended up striking a tree and a large dumpster near officers before fleeing toward Gilroy, Morgan Hill police said.

Officers started chasing the driver, who ran a red light at the intersection of Monterey Road and Leavesley Road, police said.

It turned out that the driver of the pickup truck eventually crashed and landed upside down at the intersection of First and Monterey Streets, coming to a rest directly in front of Saint Mary Parish, according to video at the scene.

All three occupants were ejected from the truck, Morgan Hill police said.

Two people died, and one person was airlifted to the hospital, Morgan Hill police said.