Gilbert police notified Mesa police early this morning that they were pursuing a 1989 Chevrolet truck for failure to yield and possible DUI. After Mesa police laid stop sticks to disable the truck they parked two marked police cars on Baseline Road near Ellsworth to warn other vehicles. The suspect approached the intersection without slowing, plowing into a police car, and died in the explosion.
No officers were injured.
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