Man Flees Ohio Cruiser, Jumps Off Bridge, Dies

July 18, 2011
Authorities in western Ohio say a burglary suspect traveling in a police cruiser used his head to break a window and escape on a bridge, then jumped to his death.

DAYTON, Ohio -- Authorities in western Ohio say a burglary suspect traveling in a police cruiser used his head to break a window and escape on a bridge, then jumped to his death.

Dayton police Lt. Kim Hill tells the Dayton Daily News that the officer transporting the suspect Saturday night pulled over after the man began banging his head on a rear window. Hill says the suspect went head-first out the window and dove over the side of the bridge.

Part of the bridge crosses the Great Miami River, but police say the man fell several stories onto a flat, rocky area.

A coroner's investigator identified the man as 20-year-old Kaylen English of Dayton. An autopsy was done Sunday, but the investigator said he could not disclose the results.

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Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com

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