NORTH VERSAILLES, Pa. – Police say a man who led them on a car chase and caused a fiery crash that killed three people near Pittsburgh had been wanted in a drug case.
East McKeesport police Chief Russell Stroschein says one of his officers pulled over a car for making an illegal turn Thursday afternoon. The chief says the driver was wanted on a felony warrant for drug offenses and when officers tried to arrest him he sped off.
The chief says the driver headed into North Versailles, ran a red light and hit two cars, killing three people in one of them.
Photos of the scene show a car engulfed in flames and the shell of a burned car.
Police say the driver and his passenger were injured. They say the driver will face criminal charges.
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