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Sunday, March 16, 2014Area:
Detroit, MI16-year-old boy was killed and two other people were injured after the stolen car they were in hit a pole during a police chase early Monday morning on Detroit’s east side, according to Detroit police.
The crash came after a reported carjacking at 1:55 a.m. in the area of Van Dyke and Outer Drive. A police patrol saw the 1994 Dodge Duster shortly afterward, and a pursuit ensued, Sgt. Michael Woody with Detroit Police Department said.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014Area:
Austin, TXA suspected drunken driver fleeing police crashed through barricades at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, slamming into a crowd outside a nightclub and killing a man and woman on a moped early Thursday, police said. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said the motorist plowed into people gathered in front of an emptying nightclub around 12:30 a.m., injuring 23 people, five critically. He eventually crashed and tried to make a getaway on foot. A police officer shocked him with a stun gun and took him into custody, Acevedo said at a news conference.
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Monday, March 3, 2014Area:
Cleveland-Akron, OHAn attempted traffic stop in East Cleveland ended with a woman crashing into a railroad bridge on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland around 3 a.m. Tuesday.
According to East Cleveland police, they attempted to stop a stolen Jeep driven by a woman in their city. The woman took off from the officer, shortly after taking off the driver crashed into the railroad bridge at East 123rd Street and Euclid Avenue.
East Cleveland police stated that they were not chasing the woman at the time of the crash but witnessed the crash.