Man arrested after driving 118 mph with dead body in the car, authorities say

A California man was arrested outside Rapid City on Monday afternoon after a dead woman was found in his car, according to a news release from Attorney General Marty Jackley.

Tosten David Walsh Lommen, 30, from Santa Cruz, California, was stopped after a pursuit between Spearfish and Rapid City. He was first spotted in Lawrence County driving more than 100 mph.

The trooper who first spotted him at around 11:55 a.m. tried to pull him over, but Lommen did not stop.

The pursuit continued on I-90 from Spearfish to Rapid City, reaching a top speed of about 118 mph.

Authorities were eventually able to stop the speeding car using spikes, and Lommen then tried to run away from the car before he was caught.

Law enforcement searched the vehicle and the body of a dead woman was found in the rear of the vehicle and was wrapped in a blanket, the Associated Press reported. The identity of the woman was not released by law enforcement as of Tuesday morning.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol, Mead County Sheriff's Office, Rapid City Police Department, Pennington County Sheriff's Office and the Division of Criminal Investigation assisted in the arrest.

Lommen was arrested aggravated eluding and drunk driving, the AP reported. The DCI is conducting an investigation into the suspicious death of the woman.