JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -
The victim of a deadly crash in Rankin County Tuesday has been identified as Timothy Johnson, 45, of Rankin Road.
Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey says it all started with a case of domestic violence.
Sheriff Bailey says around 5:40 Tuesday evening a call came in for assistance from the Brandon Police Department for law enforcement agencies in Rankin County.
There had been a physical altercation at 502 North Street, where Johnson's estranged wife lived.
Johnson had driven his gold Jaguar into the home, then fled.
A highway patrol officer spotted the car, but the Sheriff says because of the past history of the driver the patrolman was asked to wait for back up.
A pursuit began.
Johnson stopped on the I-20 bridge on Rankin Road.
While sitting in the car, Johnson called the Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center.
The patrolman tried to convince him to give himself up, but he drove off and the pursuit started again before ending tragically.
"While this pursuit was going on he actually called his attorney and shortly after the pursuit had restarted, as you can see he crashed into a tree down here, the car caught fire and the suspect passed away in the accident and fire," Sheriff Bailey said.
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