A suspected intoxicated driver who died during a police pursuit after falling into Dexter Creek Canyon had two prior drunken-driving convictions as well as a prior conviction for eluding law enforcement.

Luther David Medina, 47, of Montrose, died after he ran from a Ouray police officer who attempted to contact him during a traffic stop near the intersection of County Road 14 and County Road 14A on Monday night.

According to Ouray officials, Officer Brady Suppeland had pulled over Medina and exite...