Police: Man who caused deadly crash was wanted in drug case

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NORTH VERSAILLES, Pa. (AP) — Police say a man who led them on a car chase and caused a fiery crash that killed three people near Pittsburgh had been wanted in a drug case. East McKeesport police Chief Russell Stroschein (STROH'-shyn) says one of his officers pulled over a car for making an illegal turn Thursday afternoon. The chief says the driver was wanted on a felony warrant for drug offenses and when officers tried to arrest him he sped off. The chief says the driver headed into North Versailles (ver-SAYLS'), ran a red light and hit two cars, killing three people in one of them. Photos of the scene show a car engulfed in flames and the shell of a burned car. Police say the driver and his passenger were injured. They say the driver will face criminal charges.