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Man dies after pursuit, crash

SHELOCTA, Pa. — Authorities say an unidentified man died in a crash following a police pursuit in Armstrong County.

The Armstrong County coroner’s office says Elderton police tried to pull over a car on Route 422 in Plumcreek Township shortly before 8 p.m. Friday, but it continued heading east.

Coroner Brian Myers said the driver lost control of the vehicle, which went into the air and off the road, landing upside-down in a wooded area.

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