NewsJanuary 10, 2008
2 dead, 1 hurt in fiery end to police chase near Ava
AVA, Mo. (AP) -- Two men are dead and a woman is seriously injured after a car crashed in flames while being chased by state troopers in southwest Missouri. A 1987 Camaro went out of control at about 9 p.m. north of Ava in Douglas County, killing the driver Jesse Workman and his passenger Jason Fleetwood, both of Seymour. Lisa Shields of Ava was injured and taken to St. John's Hospital in Springfield...AVA, Mo. (AP) -- Two men are dead and a woman is seriously injured after a car crashed in flames while being chased by state troopers in southwest Missouri.
A 1987 Camaro went out of control at about 9 p.m. north of Ava in Douglas County, killing the driver Jesse Workman and his passenger Jason Fleetwood, both of Seymour. Lisa Shields of Ava was injured and taken to St. John's Hospital in Springfield.
Troopers said the northbound car went out of control, swerved across the road and slammed into a bridge abutment. The car burst into flames, and troopers were able to pull Shields from the wreckage.
Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
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An accident report posted on the highway patrol Web site Thursday did not say why troopers were chasing the car.
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The Springfield News-Leader: http://www.news-leader.com
The Missouri State Highway Patrol: http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov
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