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Doctor Charged In High-Speed Turnpike Chase Found Dead In Jail
Motorcyclist Struck On Pennsylvania Turnpike After Police Pursuit
PITTSBURGH -- A Chicago doctor has committed suicide in a Pennsylvania jail where he was being held on charges he killed a motorcyclist in a hit-and-run.
The Allegheny County medical examiner's office confirmed the death of Shiva Lal Acharya, 33. An autopsy was being conducted Sunday.
Acharya's nephew Ramesh Lamichhane, of Harrisburg, said the doctor killed himself about 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Acharya was driving from Chicago to a job interview in Easton, Pa., on Sept. 4. Police said he began fleeing Ohio authorities at high speeds because he didn't have a valid driver's license in that state.
Police said he lost control of his car on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, hitting motorcyclist Keith Brown, 46, of Green Bay, Wis.
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