OMAHA, Neb. —

A man died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after fleeing a traffic stop by the Nebraska State Patrol, officials said.

Around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, a trooper stopped a Ford F-150 pickup truck on westbound Interstate 80 near 96th Street, the Nebraska State Patrol said.

During the traffic stop, the driver appeared to be impaired, and the trooper saw open alcohol containers in the vehicle, according to officials.

The driver, who was the lone occupant of the vehicle, accelerated and fled westbound and the trooper started a pursuit, the Nebraska State Patrol.

Officials said as the vehicle fled northbound on Interstate 680, the Omaha Police Department's Able 1 helicopter joined the pursuit. Another trooper successfully deployed stop sticks to slow the vehicle.

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