Man killed in crash at end of police chase in Guthrie

The Associated Press - June 8, 2018 11:16 am

GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) – An Oklahoma City man was killed when the pickup truck he was driving crashed while being pursued by police.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 31-year-old Stephen Sloniker died in the crash shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday in Guthrie.

The OHP reports that Sloniker was being pursued by several law enforcement agencies when he drove through an intersection and crashed into the bank of a creek.

The agencies involved in the chase and the reason for the pursuit were not immediately released.

 

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