An armed bank robbery in Monroe turned into a high-speed chase that ended in a fatal crash Tuesday morning, according to the Green County Sheriff's Department.
Two men were handcuffed outside the First National Bank, authorities said.
Authorities then saw a minivan that was suspected to be involved in the incident near the bank, said Green County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Jeffrey Skatrud.
The minivan then fled from the scene and the pursuing deputy said the vehicle was traveling in excess of 100 miles per hour. Stop sticks were placed in an attempt to deflate the tire and slow down the pursuit, Skatrud said.
""While making a maneuver to apparently avoid the stop sticks, the minivan overturned a number of times and the driver was ejected,"" Skatrud said in a statement.
The male driver, the one occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene, Green County authorities said.
The Wisconsin State Patrol will investigate the crash, and the sheriff's department requested to have an outside agency evaluate the incident, Skatrud said.
