Woman's body found in man's car after high-speed police chase

Sunday, January 7, 2018
South Dakota (KTRK) -- South Dakota highway patrol troopers made a gruesome discovery after a high-speed chase New Year's Day.

A woman's body was found in a car reportedly driven by 30-year-old Tosten David Walsh Lommen of Santa Cruz, California.
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She was found wrapped in a blanket in the back of the SUV.

According to a release from the South Dakota Attorney General's office, the woman's death is suspicious and under investigation by the division of criminal investigations.

Monday evening, a trooper reportedly spotted Lommen heading east going more than 100 MPH.

The trooper pursued Lommen, reaching speeds up to 118 MPH.
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The vehicle was eventually spiked and Lommen was arrested after trying to escape on foot.



Lommen is being charged with aggravated eluding and DWI.

His bond is set at $2.5 million

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