Friday, August 14, 2009 WASHINGTON: Michigan State Police are investigating a fiery crash that began in Taylor and ended in front of a southwest side restaurant, leaving one man dead. Taylor police were chasing the vehicle about 7 a.m. this morning because it was reported stolen, Taylor police officials said in a press release. Troopers were not involved in the chase but are helping with the investigation and recreating the crash for the probe, Taylor police and Michigan State Police officials said. A Taylor resident called police about 6 a.m. to report the theft, Taylor police said. A patrol unit spotted the vehicle a short time later on Interstate 75 and attempted to stop it. The driver sped away and the officers chased the truck into Detroit, where "our officers eventually terminated the pursuit," according to the release. "The defendant then slowed the vehicle down and officers continued monitoring the vehicle at a safe distance," the release stated. After driving on several surface streets, the suspect drove onto Michigan Avenue, where he sped up after seeing a Michigan State Police cruiser, according to the release. The truck the suspect was driving then hit a minivan trying to turn onto Martin from Michigan Avenue, according to broadcast news video of the incident. After hitting the van, the truck careened into a parked truck and a utility pole before exploding, witnesses and police said. The truck's driver died in the crash, police said. They did not know his identity, other than he appeared to be a white male, police said. The crash happened in front of Telway Hamburgers restaurant at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Martin. Longtime cook Debbie McComas said she heard booms from the crash and when she looked up from her grill, saw the fiery aftermath of the incident from the big front window of the eatery that faces Michigan Avenue. "If it wasn't for that pole and other truck, (the stolen truck) would have gotten us," McComas said. "All I know is God was with us." Debris from the incident was strewn about Michigan Avenue. A drive shaft was blown about 400 feet west of Martin and a rim was about 200 feet away with its tire across the street from it. One pickup was missing its rear axle and the other pickup was on the sidewalk at the intersection. The van was on Martin and its front end was damaged.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in
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