Teen involved in crash during police chase has died
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Police say a teenager is dead after being thrown from a truck that was fleeing from deputies in East Tennessee who were investigating a report of a robbery.
Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Noah Click told media outlets Tuesday that the girl had died. The crash report identified her as 14-year-old Lacey Briggs.
Police say the chase began Monday after Unicoi County deputies spotted a truck that had been reported stolen from a man who said he was beaten and robbed. Sheriff Mike Hensley said deputies followed protocol during the pursuit, which ended when the truck crashed.
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Two boys in the truck were treated at a hospital before being taken to a juvenile facility. Hensley said they will face charges including especially aggravated robbery, burglary and theft.