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Driver dies in river crash during police chase

police chaseERIE, Kan- A Kansas man died after a police pursuit and crash just before 8 p.m. on Tuesday in Neosho County.

The Kansas Highway patrol reported a 2008 Chevy Silverado driven by Timothy Wayne Charboneau, 23, Erie, failed to yield to the Erie Police Department southbound on Pryor Road one mile south of Erie.

The truck left the roadway to the right, broke through a guardrail, became airborne and entered the Neosho River where it came to rest on its top.

Charboneau was pronounced dead at the scene. He was transported to Frontier Forensics in Topeka.

Details on what prompted the pursuit have not been released.

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