Doctor charged in Pa. hit-and-run commits suicide

PITTSBURGH (AP) - December 14, 2008 The Allegheny County medical examiner's office confirmed the death of 33-year-old Shiva Lal Acharya. An autopsy was being conducted Sunday.

Acharya's nephew Ramesh Lamichhane, of Harrisburg, says 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 say he began fleeing Ohio authorities at high speeds because he didn't have a valid driver's license in that state.

Police say he lost control of his car on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, hitting 46-year-old motorcyclist Keith Brown of Green Bay, Wis.

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Information from: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, http://www.post-gazette.com

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