One person was killed and another person was arrested after a crash on Old 205 near Cassopolis Road.

It was around 12 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 22, when Cass County Sheriff’s deputies were notified that police from Nappanee were chasing a stolen vehicle from Elkhart County into Cass County.

Nappanee Police ended their pursuit when they lost sight of the stolen car. Shortly afterward, a resident on Old 205 notified deputies that a vehicle had crashed into a tree.

When deputies arrived, they found the passenger, Adrian Smith, 49, of Elkhart, dead from his injuries. The driver had fled on foot. A K-9 unit from the Michigan State Police responded, and after a short track, took a male subject into custody.

Smith was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash.

Deputies believe that drugs were a factor in the crash.

The identity of the suspect driver will be released after his arraignment.