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Two dead after high speed chase that began in Marshall County

A high-speed police pursuit of a Nebraska man who fled from authorities in Marshall County on Friday afternoon ended with a head-on collision along Highway 30 in Cedar Rapids that left both the suspect and the 16-year-old driver he collided with dead. According to a crash report from the Iowa State Patrol, 36-year-old Garrett Sager of Grand Island, Neb. fled from law enforcement in Marshall County with a chase ensuing across four counties. During the pursuit, Sager fired on law enforcement and struck an occupied police cruiser. The report indicates that “a final stopping attempt”

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