CBS 5 NEWS) - A woman is dead after stealing a police car and then taking off on foot into the

middle of I-10 interstate 10. That woman reportedly stole a patrol car from a Gila River Officer

and then led police on a chase down I-10 toward Casa Grande.

At one point she got out of the squad car and ran into the path of oncoming traffic on the interstate and was

hit and killed. The investigation shut down part of the highway for hours overnight but has reopened.

04.24.06