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Apollo woman dies during state police pursuit in Armstrong County

An Apollo woman fleeing police in her vehicle died from her injuries after her car crashed Sunday night in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, police said.

A state trooper pulled the woman from her burning car, Armstrong County Coroner Brian Myers said in a news release.

Despite the trooper’s actions, Madison Sapinsky, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, which happened around 7:50 p.m. on Margaret Road, Myers said.

Myers said Sapinsky had been driving at a “high rate of speed” before her vehicle left the road and hit a tree. He said an autopsy will be performed, but results of it and toxicology will likely take weeks to conclude.

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