Crime & Safety
Driver Who Crashed Into House Was Killed, Sister Says
Police were in pursuit of the man when he crashed in a Middletown house.
MIDDLETOWN, NY — The driver of a car being chased by police early Thursday morning died after crashing into a Middletown house. According to witnesses, a Middletown police vehicle was in pursuit of a black Lexus around 12:30 a.m. on Fulton Street.
As the chase entered Sterling Street, the Lexus went up on a sidewalk and crashed into a house, taking down the overhang of a porch, recordonline.com said.
A sister of the driver said her brother was killed in the crash, though police have not confirmed that or the identity of the driver, News 12 reported.
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Investigators continue to work this Middletown crash...witnesses tell us a police car was chasing this black Lexus when the driver crashed into a home on Sterling Street. Relatives on the scene tell us the driver was killed in the crash. @News12WC @News12HV pic.twitter.com/Z6RuOkWs0L
— Lisa LaRocca (@LisaLaRocca12) July 12, 2018
Whether anyone was home at the time of the crash is also unknown.
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