KNOXVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a woman died after her minivan crashed during a police chase in south-central Iowa. Knoxville Police Chief Dan Losada said in a news release Tuesday that one of his officers tried to pull over 40-year old Erin Ruth Weers, of Marshalltown for speeding Tuesday afternoon in front of Knoxville Middle School. Losada says Weers accelerated away and eventually turned north on Iowa Highway 14.

The chief says the chase speeds exceeded 90 mph before the minivan ran into a roadside ditch north of Knoxville, hit an obstacle and then went airborne before crashing and catching fire. He says officers used extinguishers to put out the blaze. Weers, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.