Three people were killed in a fiery automobile crash Wednesday afternoon in Boothwyn after the driver of the car lost control of the vehicle while being pursued by Pennsylvania State Police, according to law enforcement sources.

A Sharpsville, Pa., man on Tuesday was given a seven to 10½-year prison sentence and a lifetime driver’s license suspension after being convicted of charges of aggravated vehicular homicide and OVI for a fatal traffic crash that occurred late on Nov. 17, 2023, at the intersection of U.S. 422 and Ohio 305 in Southington.

Four people, including a pregnant teenager, died in a fiery crash this week as the state police in southeastern Pennsylvania pursued their car in connection with recent retail thefts in the area, the authorities said.