A man being chased by police for allegedly sexually assaulting a child in Farmington, Maine, died on Monday when his car sped over a spike strip and into a…
After Joshua Burdin drove over a set of spike strips deployed by police in Farmington, he accelerated, then crashed into a tree, Maine State Police saidA man being chased by police for allegedly sexually assaulting a child in Farmington, Maine, died on Monday when his car sped over a spike strip and into a tree, police said.
The incident began just before 5 p.m. when sheriff's deputies were called to a home on South Strong road for a report that a child had been sexually assaulted, police said. Burdin, who had fled before the officers arrived, was immediately identified as the suspected assailant.
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