A motorist died early Sunday after a chase and two crashes just after midnight, UW-Madison police reported.
A UW-Madison police officer tried to stop a vehicle driven by Darrell H. Pantazes, 51, of Skokie, Ill., for going the wrong way on West Johnson Street at 12:10 a.m. Pantazes reportedly failed to stop and struck another vehicle at the intersection of University Avenue and Orchard Street, but continued westbound on University Avenue. The person in the other vehicle was taken to a hospital for precautionary measures.