Man dies while in custody of Ohio police following crash WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

CANTON — A man died shortly after being taken into custody by Ohio police officers for running from a crash on Thursday.

Canton Police officers responded to the report of a single-vehicle crash Thursday night. When they got to the scene, they found a power pole in the road which had been sheared in the accident, and the vehicle nearby, according to WOIO in Cleveland.

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Witnesses told officers that the suspect ran from the scene to a nearby AMVETS. Once at AMVETS, officers encountered 53-year-old Frank Tyson.

Police said Tyson struggled with the officers before they were able to place him in handcuffs, WKYC reported.

Shortly after being taken into custody, officers at the scene noticed that Tyson had become unresponsive. He was then given CPR and several doses of Narcan before medics arrived.

Tyson was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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