(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports a pursuit early this (Tuesday) morning, ended with the driver of the vehicle taking his own life. According to the report, Mills County Deputies located a vehicle parked dangerously on the Interstate 29 overpass just south of Highway 34, at around 1:08-a.m. After conducting a welfare check, deputies located a man inside the vehicle. The subject took-off in his vehicle and later stopped at different overpasses at Rist Avenue over I-29.

When deputies arrived, the male subject was outside of his vehicle. Despite assistance from Mills County Deputies, the man took his life. Efforts by deputies and Glenwood Fire and Rescue personnel to save him, were unsuccessful. Charles Webb, of Shawnee, KS, was declared deceased at the scene.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating the incident at the request of the Mills County Sheriff’s Office.