Deputy Killed as Car Is Struck During Pursuit
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Josh Lancaster, a 27-year-old sheriff’s deputy, was killed when his unmarked vehicle was broadsided by a car being pursued by Sanger police.
Lancaster was pulling away from a stop sign when his car was hit Wednesday night.
One of the passengers in the car being pursued, a 17-year-old girl, died from injuries at Fresno’s University Medical Center. The 18-year-old youth driving the car was in serious condition.
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