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Police say 2 arrested after crashing stolen vehicle, killing other driver
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By: Courtney Shaw
CANTON, Ohio — Canton police are investigating a fatal crash.
Police said they received a call about a stolen vehicle from the 600 block of WC Henderson Street NE at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday.
According to police, the owner of the vehicle called back to say the vehicle was found on Fourth Street and Lawn Avenue NW.
When officers arrived, they say a 34-year-old man and a 32-year-old man did not obey orders and fled the scene at a high rate of scene.
Police said officers in the area responded to a serious crash at Fourth Street and Harrison Avenue Northwest, which was three blocks away from where the suspects initially fled.
Investigators say city cameras captured the suspect drive through a red light and strike the other vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle they crashed into died.
The Canton Police Department tells News 5 it was not pursuing the stolen vehicle.
Both suspects were arrested.
Police said charges are pending.