Man Dies After Incident On Parkway West

A man died Thursday after an incident on the Parkway West. Police said they responded to a man they first believed was lying in front of the inbound side of the Fort Pitt tunnels. When they arrived, police said 27-year-old Chad Cekas was being combative, and police used a Taser gun on him.Cekas became unresponsive and emergency medical crews were called to the scene, police said.

Cekas was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital just after 9 p.m., officials said

Police found Cekas’ car abandoned on the on-ramp to Route 51 from the Parkway West. The car contained suspected drug paraphernalia and is being held for further investigation, police said.

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