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Suspect taken into custody after leading police on chase from East Palestine to Beaver Falls

February 3, 2024 / 11:25 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Police arrest suspect after high speed chase ends in Pennsylvania

BEAVER FALLS (KDKA) - A man is in custody after being accused of leading police on a chase as well as hitting and killing a dog.

According to police, the chase began in East Palestine, Ohio, and ended in Brady's Run Park in Beaver Falls.

The Beaver County Sheriff's Office said the driver hit and killed a dog on a walking trail and then barricaded himself in his vehicle before getting out and trying to flee.

That's when a police K9 was able to take him down.

They then discovered a white powder in his vehicle and then said they realized he was overdosing.

He was administered Narcan and then taken to jail.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.