CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — The police chief of Chippewa Falls says an officer followed standard protocol by stopping a speeding car carrying a passenger who was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The officer stopped the vehicle after it sped through a red light in Chippewa Falls Nov. 30. The female driver yelled that a male passenger was having an asthma attack and needed to get to an emergency room. The officer called for an ambulance. Police say it took about six minutes for paramedics to arrive.

Twenty-nine-year-old Casey Kressin was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Hospital. WEAU-TV (http://tinyurl.com/outkwp6 ) reports Chief Wendy Stelter says the officer followed proper procedure in stopping the car and calling for help. An autopsy was done at a hospital in the Twin Cities.

Kressin was an avid poker player, and had won thousands of dollars in poker tournaments held at the Canterbury Park Card Club in Shakopee this year, including a first-place finish at the Fall Poker Classic in October, according to PokerPages.com.