Warren,OH : Man dead after crash in Warren on December, Wednesday 20th 2017
A man is dead after a car he was in crashed on Summit Street NW following a shooting, police said.
A large crowd of bystanders gathered on Summit Street NW and Mahoning Avenue after the crash that occurred around 9 p.m. Wednesday. The car crashed into a large box truck, pushing the truck into the front porch of a home at 423 Summit St. NW. Firefighters tried to remove the man from the car, the front end of which was crushed and stuck under the box truck. The man, whose name was not released, was dead inside the car, police said.
Police and bystanders on the scene said they believe the man was trying to drive to a hospital after being shot in the area of Southern Boulevard NW and West Market Street. The area was taped off between Mahoning Avenue and Prospect Avenue NW and police and firefighters draped the car with sheets as detectives were called to work the scene.
Bystanders Sammy Ritchey and Dominic Talanca said they saw the man driving at a high speed and running red lights. Other bystanders, some crying, said they tried to stop the driver at an area gas station but he appeared to have a gunshot wound to the neck and he just took off.
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Man dead after crash in Warren