San Tan Valley, AZ : 3 dead after teen driver allegedly flees from deputy, crashes in Pinal County on Tuesday, 19th February 2019
A 17-year-old boy faces first-degree murder charges after an alleged attempt to flee from authorities resulted in a crash killing three teens in San Tan Valley Tuesday morning, authorities say.
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At about 11 a.m., a Pinal County Sheriff's Office deputy attempted a traffic stop on a silver car for an expired temporary vehicle registration and excessive speed near Schnepf Road and Hash Knife Draw, an office news release said.
The 17-year-old driver allegedly refused to stop, leading the deputy on a short high-speed chase before losing control of the vehicle and crashing in to a cement barricade along Schnepf Road.
Two 18-year-old men and a 16-year-old boy were pronounced dead at the scene. They were not wearing seatbelts during the crash, the news release said.
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