A 31-year-old Marion man was killed early Saturday after leading Marion police on a chase that ended when he careened off the side of a road and crashed.

Around 12:26 a.m., an officer with the Marion Police Department was placing a bicycle in the bed of a marked police pickup truck on the 900 block of Fairwood Avenue when a sedan hit his vehicle and another parked car, according to police.

The officer attempted to stop the vehicle using both a siren and emergency lights, but the suspect operating the sedan fled the scene, prompting the officer to give chase, police said. The pursuit continued along Fairwood Avenue before the suspect driver headed west on Marion-Williamsport Road.

It was when the suspect turned south on Kellogg Parkway that he lost control of the vehicle and crashed off the left side of the roadway.

The suspect driver, identified as Dustin W. Kraviec, received CPR and other medical aid at the scene before he was taken to Marion General Hospital, where he died, police said. No other occupants were in the vehicle.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

The officer involved in the chase, who has been placed on administrative leave amid the investigation, has not been identified.

Eric Lagatta is a reporter at The Columbus Dispatch covering public safety, with a focus on in-depth coverage of social justice issues and crime trends.

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