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Man Dies While Trying To Flee After Crashing Into Police Vehicle

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ASPINWALL (KDKA) -- A man died when he tried to flee after crashing into a police vehicle in Aspinwall early Sunday morning.

Forty-year-old Dana Benson, of Wilmerding, was heading south on State Route 28 just after 1 a.m. when he crashed into a Blawnox Police vehicle.

Benson then turned around and attempted to flee the scene.

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A 42-year-old man was driving south in the left-hand lane of Route 28 when Benson crashed into his vehicle head-on.

State police say Benson died on the scene of the crash.

The 42-year-old man suffered major injuries.

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