YORK, Neb. (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Nebraska say a man who stole a sheriff's vehicle and led authorities on a pursuit in rural York County caused a crash that killed the suspect, another driver and a police dog.
Television station KETV reports that the fatal crash happened Tuesday night, following a police chase in which the suspect reportedly jumped into a sheriff's vehicle carrying a police dog and fled.
Authorities say the man later sped toward a moving train and crashed into the back of another vehicle that was stopped for the train. The crash pushed that vehicle into the train, killing its driver.
The suspect and police dog also died in the crash. Police have not yet released the names of those killed.