CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - State police say a Connecticut man who was a passenger in a vehicle that crashed while being pursued by police has died.
The crash occurred shortly after midnight Friday on Interstate 91 in Cromwell.
State police say the driver of the vehicle, 28-year-old Dayquan Hibbert of New Britain, was trying to exit the highway when the car went off a ramp and struck a tree.
Hibbert was taken to a hospital with injuries described as non-life threatening.
A front seat passenger, 28-year-old John Griffin of Rocky Hill, was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and later pronounced dead from his injuries.
State police say they gave chase after the vehicle failed to stop when signaled to do so.
The investigation is continuing.
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