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Updated: 2:16 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 | Posted: 8:36 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010

One Dead After Car Hits Pole

DAYTON, Ohio —

A man who crashed his car into a pole after fleeing from police is dead.

Dayton Police officers tried to stop a Cadillac around 4 a.m. Saturday on Lakeview Avenue, and the driver refused to stop.

A short time later, officers found a crash scene at Lakeview and Groveland avenues involving the car they attempted to pull over.

The Montgomery County Coroner has identified the driver as Fred Smtih, 51, of Dayton.

The Dayton Police Department is still investigating the incident and urged all drivers to obey police officers' instructions on the road.

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