SHELBY COUNTY — UPDATE @ 4:34 p.m.:
Crews on scene have confirmed to News Center 7 that a person has died after crashing their vehicle into a house in Sidney.
Sgt. Ed Garrett, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said the victim, Edward Gunter, 65, of Sidney, was pronounced dead on scene.
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Sidney Police were conducting a wellness check on Gunter Sunday afternoon around 2:20 p.m. When officers approached the man near his home, he drove from officers, causing a short pursuit to ensue.
During the pursuit, he went into a ditch and hit a tree before crashing into a house on Dingman Slagle Road.
No one else was in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
The house the man crashed into was owned by a retired Sheriff’s deputy. No one was home at the time of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.
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INITIAL REPORT:
Crews are responding after a vehicle crashed into a house in Sidney Sunday afternoon.
Shelby County dispatch confirmed the crash happened on Dingman Slagle Road.
Dispatch was unable to confirm how the crash occurred or if anyone was injured.
News Center 7 will continue updating this story as we learn more.
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