Mark A. Sousa

Pursuit

After a failed police stop, at about 9:30 p.m., deputies learned Mark Sousa had been seen driving his Volkswagen Jetta in Augusta. A deputy and an Augusta police officer tried to stop the car, but it sped off with its lights off. Police said they decided not to pursue the Jetta because of the driver's reckless driving, but they were able to track the speeding car after witnesses reported they had seen a speeding car. Police found signs a other had left the roadway, and police found the car, with no occupant, in the woods. After a search, police found Sousa's body lying in the field.