Man killed following police chase in Shelby County

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man died Sunday night during a police chase in Shelby County.

A Shelbyville Police responded to a call about a problem with a customer at a local gas station.

"Shelbyville dispatch got a call of a disorderly person, who was possibly drunk at a gas station there in Shelby County," Kentucky State Police Sgt. Bernie Napier said.

Police said the next calls were about the same man on U.S. 60.

"A person matching that same description, in that same vehicle, who was out on U.S. 60, with his car parked in the middle of the roadway, and he had gotten out and pointed what appeared to be a firearm at some other motorists," Napier said.

Shelbyville Police officers eventually spotted the driver in the on U.S. 60.

"When they did located, they attempted to make a traffic stop and activate the emergency equipment," Napier said. "The individual initially started to try to pull over but didn't never come to a complete stop and then sped off at a high rate of speed."

Police said the suspect eventually hit a curve, the car flipped and ejected the driver.

"He was pronounced at the scene by the coroner, the Shelby County coroner," Napier said.

The Shelby County Coroner's Office has identified the man as 47-year-old Michael Wagner from Geneva, Indiana.

There is a lot of debris at the scene of the crash, but police have not been able to locate the gun witnesses reported seeing in Wagner's hand.

"The accident reconstruction team is going to deal with the car and they're going to try to get in the car," Napier said. "We did have a search dog out looking for the gun so that we didn't leave a gun out there at the scene."

No officers were hurt in the chase.