19-year-old girl who was passenger in car dies in pursuit after driver flees from police in Snellville

SNELLVILLE, Ga. — One person was killed and two others were seriously injured early Sunday after a police chase ended in a crash in Snellville, authorities said.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, a trooper was called around 2:35 a.m. to assist Snellville Police with a single-vehicle crash at Scenic Highway and Hickory Lane.

Investigators said a Hyundai Elantra was traveling north on Scenic Highway while fleeing from Snellville police when the driver lost control and hit a concrete median barrier. The car then went off the road, struck a mailbox and a utility pole, and overturned several times before coming to rest on its roof…

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