A car chase in Wisconsin early Sunday morning resulted in the death of an Illinois man.

The crash occurred on the University of Wisconsin campus' west side shortly before 12:30 a.m. Dane County Coroner Ray Wospeka identified the victim as 51 year-old Skokie, Illinois-resident Darrell Pantazes.

A report obtained from the University of Wisconsin Police Department stated that an officer observed Pantazes driving the wrong way on a one-way street at 12:10 a.m. UWPD Sgt. Kerri Miller said the officer then made "continued stop attempts, but [Pantazes] repeatedly failed to comply."

 Pantazes struck a another vehicle at the intersection of University Avenue and Orchard Street. The driver of the vehicle was transported to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries. Pantazes continued down the street and struck a traffic light pole,  his vehicle went airborne and struck a building.

Pantazes was transported to UW Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:54 a.m.

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