Watch: Suspect fleeing from police crashes into FedEx semi-truck
A police chase in Iowa ended in a violent crash early Wednesday, when a fleeing SUV slammed into the cab of a FedEx truck at an intersection.
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Power outage suspends Cedar Ridge-Westlake game until Saturday
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Austin alpinist dies climbing Matterhorn
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ECHO report: Overall homelessness decreases, youth homelessness surging
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Report of armed man in North Austin prompts McCallum High School to go on Secure
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Man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in Boulder Molotov cocktail attack
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