Man dies in Brunswick police chase after car catches fire [Video]

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A man is dead after the Glynn County Police Department said he crashed his car into a tree — before catching fire — during a police chase in Brunswick early Saturday morning.

A GCPD spokesperson said in a press release that their officers were attempting to pull over the man, now identified as Brandon Higginbotham, around 1:56 a.m. Saturday at Golden Isle Parkway and Scranton Road when he ran from police.

Officers gave chase until Higginbotham, according to GCPD, lost control of his car and crashed into a tree on Habersham Street in Brunswick. The car caught fire, and Higginbotham was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The Georgia State Police responded to the scene to investigate, and that investigation is still …