Syracuse, N.Y. — One person is dead after crashing a stolen car in Syracuse during a pursuit with deputies overnight that started in the town of Onondaga, deputies said.
Around 11:56 p.m. Tuesday, deputies were called to the 5000 block of Majors Drive in the town of Onondaga for reports of a burglary that occurred while a resident was at home, according to a news release from the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office.
With the assistance of Syracuse police and the Air 1 helicopter, deputies began searching the area.
While canvassing the area, investigators saw two vehicles speeding away. Both vehicles were later determined to be stolen in another burglary in the 4500 block of Broad Road in the town of Onondaga, deputies said.
Deputies began a pursuit and attempted a traffic stop on both vehicles while traveling east on West Seneca Turnpike, they said. Both vehicles failed to stop, deputies said.
The vehicles separated when they approached South Salina Street, deputies said. One driver continued east on East Seneca Turnpike while the other fled on south on South Salina Street, they said.
The first vehicle crashed in the 300 block of East Seneca Turnpike, they said.
The vehicle ran off the road, hit a tree and rolled over several times, deputies said. The driver was ejected from the car, they said.
Deputies said they attempted life saving measures, but the male driver was declared dead at the scene by paramedics.
Deputies have not released the identity of the driver killed in the crash.
The crash happened about a mile from where the burglary was reported on Broad Road.
The second vehicle was found on the Onondaga Nation with the assistance of the Air 1 helicopter, deputies said.
The two people in the second vehicle fled on foot after hitting a dead end on Maybee Road, they said.
One person, a juvenile male, was apprehended, deputies said. The second person has not been found, they said. Deputies did not disclose any charges filed against the juvenile.
Investigators are investigating the crash and working to identify the victim of the fatal accident, deputies said.
The New York Attorney General’s office is conducting a preliminary assessment of the facts of the case, a spokesperson for the AG’s office said. The AG’s office is required to assess every incident where a law enforcement officer may have caused the death of a person, according to New York State Executive Law Section 70-b.
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