Pursuit suspect caused crash that killed officer

Published August 16, 2014 1:32am ET



CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man who crashed into another car during a high-speed chase in Northern California, injuring a driver, was convicted 10 years ago of killing a prison officer in another car accident.

The Sacramento Bee (http://bit.ly/1t59Pd1 ) reports that 39-year-old Scott Richard St. Pierre had an outstanding felony warrant from Placer County. The pursuit began Thursday night when Citrus Heights police officers spotted him and he wouldn’t stop.

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