NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A man who had brandished a gun at patrons at a bar and restaurant in Sonoma County and threatened to kill them died in a crash while attempting to flee from a sheriff's deputy.

The man, who as of Monday night had not yet been identified, was killed on Highway 1 just north of Bodega Highway, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.

At 6:30 p.m. Monday, dispatchers received a 911 call of a subject in the Washoe House bar/restaurant in Petaluma with a handgun, the agency said.

It was reported that the subject was brandishing the gun and made statements that he was going to kill people. At times, authorities said the man made incoherent statements that people could not understand.

The subject left the bar in a vehicle as sheriff’s deputies were responding to the scene, according to the report.

The sheriff's office said a deputy responding to the scene located the man's vehicle on Walker Road near Pepper Road.

Authorities said the deputy initiated a traffic stop on the subject and he pulled over to the side of the road and opened the driver’s door. As the deputy exited his vehicle the subject then accelerated away in his vehicle and a pursuit ensued.

The fleeing man traveled on several rural roads at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. Sheriff's officials said the pursuit lasted approximately 10 minutes, ending when the man crashed his vehicle into a tree on Highway 1 just north of Bodega Highway.

The vehicle immediately burst into flames. The deputy attempted to get to the man but was unable to do so due to the fire and the severe damage of the vehicle, according to the sheriff's report.

The fire department and an ambulance were immediately requested to the scene, where the man died, officials said.

The California Highway Patrol took over the investigation per the Sonoma County protocol, officials said.