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By Fox news
Posted to the web on February 2, 2010 |
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February 2, 2010 (PHOENIX) — Police say it all started with a beer run and ended with the death of an innocent driver.
Following the horrific crash, the intersection of Baseline Rd and 19th Ave was closed off from 1 a.m. Monday for most of the morning commute.
Police believe it all started when two people, a man and woman, stole some beer from a convenience store near 55th Avenue and McDowell Road about 12:30 a.m. Monday and fled in a vehicle.
Later, a patrol officer saw the driver and passenger switching seats, which looked suspicious, so he initiated a traffic stop.
Police have identified the victim as 27-year-old Abel Abebe, an ASU student from Ethiopia. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Abebe was driving to work.
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