Suspect in two related Durham crashes dies
The Highway Patrol is investigating two crashes in Durham that resulted in one death Thursday night.
Posted — UpdatedThe two crashes are believed to be related, according to Trooper Haithcock.
The man who died is believed to be responsible for a hit and run that happened minutes earlier.
Troopers said the man hit a van on Highway 70 near Sherron Road. No one in the van needed medical treatment.
Minutes later, troopers said the suspect hit a car head on on Mineral Springs Road. He was killed in the crash.
The driver of the car he hit is in critical condition. A teenager was also in that car and was uninjured, according to troopers.
A witness saw both crashes, and officials are investigating the incidents.
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