Cruiser cam captures pursuit before fatal I-70 crash

CRUISER CAM: OSP Trooper pursues driver in I-70 chase A trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol pursued a driver on I-70 in Huber Heights for a potential traffic violation. The pursuit is caught on cruiser cam.

A Fairborn man was killed in a crash that closed eastbound I-70 for nearly six hours after troopers said he crashed while they were trying to pull him over. Another man was suspected of street racing with the man shortly before the crash.

* Victim identified as Shane English, 20, of Fairborn

*Other driver ID’d as Daleon Brunner, 21, of Dayton

*Trooper attempted to pull over car driven by English

*Car struck utility pole and sent power lines down across I-70

*Brunner cited for street racing

Cruiser camera video has been released by the Ohio Highway Patrol that shows the pursuit and crash that killed Shane English, 20, of Fairborn.The video shows English driving recklessly prior to crashing into a power pole.The Ohio Department of Transportation also released video from traffic cameras that shows the pursuit along I-70.

Troopers have indentified the man who was involved in suspected street racing on Interstate 70 and pulled over for troopers, while the other driver fled from the state patrol.

Daleon Brunner, 21, of Dayton, pulled over for troopers near the 35 milemarker of Interstate 70 east after being clocked driving in excess of 100 mph, according to OSP.

Brunner and Shane English’s interactions with each other when troopers clocked both drivers travelling in excess of 100 mph warrant a charge of street racing against Brunner, said OSP Lt. Mark Nichols.

Brunner also was cited for reckless opp and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to Nichols.English ultimately died following a pursuit that ended with a crash at Ohio 201.

UPDATE @ 9:25 p.m.:

The fatal crash victim has been identified as 20-year-old Shane English of Fairborn. He was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash at Ohio 201 that shut down Interstate 70 for nearly six hours.

UPDATE @ 8 p.m.:

A fatal crash in Huber Heights that shut down Interstate 70 for nearly six hours today was caused by a reckless driver who crashed while troopers were trying to pull him over.

The crash happened around 2:20 p.m. on the I-70 exit ramp to Ohio 201. A Chevrolet Malibu driven by an unidentified male was traveling faster than the 70 mph speed limit when the driver left the interstate at Ohio 201. The driver went through a red light at the Ohio 201 intersection, went off the right side of the road and struck a utility pole, which sent power lines across Interstate 70 and led the Malibu to catch fire. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Dayton Post.

Eastbound I-70 lanes was to reopen around 8 p.m., according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Prior to the crash, a state trooper on the shoulder of I-70 at the 35 mile post noticed two vehicles traveling more than 100 mph, said Lt. Mark Nichols of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Dayton Post. As the vehicle passed the trooper, he attempted to catch up with them. One vehicle slowed down and went right. The second vehicle accelerated to a speed of about 115 mph, exited on the right side to route 201, drove through a red light at the Ohio 201 intersection, into the grass, went airborne for a short distance and struck a utility pole, Nichols said.

There was no one else in the vehicle and no one on the ground was injured, he said.

“Very serious, and very tragic for a traffic violation,” Nichols said. “It was a red light when he came through, so obviously somebody was looking down and trying to protect some people, but ultimately a bad decision for a traffic violation led to this.”

The pole the vehicle struck is a major support utility pole that supports many power lines, which were brought down on the highway.

EARLIER

Interstate 70 East is closed between Ohio 201 and I-75 after a single-vehicle fatal crash, and the closure is expected to last several hours, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

ODOT reports that power lines are down on the highway and motorists should find alternate routes.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol Dayton Post is investigating a fatal crash on I-70 East near Ohio 201. Eastbound lanes are closed in Huber Heights.

The single-vehicle crash was reported at 2:21 p.m.