TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Police in Topeka, Kansas, say they’ve arrested a woman suspected of fleeing a fiery weekend crash that killed a man.
Police say 35-year-old Jeremy Gerhardt of Topeka died at the scene of the crash late Saturday. Police arrested the 56-year-old suspect on Sunday, though it wasn’t immediately clear Monday if formal charges had been filed.
Police say officers responding to a reported crash shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday found Gerhardt’s pickup truck that had hit a bridge pillar and on fire.
Police say witnesses reported that the pickup truck had been involved in an accident with a car, which sped away.
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