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Simone Jasper

Teen driver went 170 mph in chase before deadly crash, North Carolina cops say

RALEIGH, N.C. _ A driver was killed in a crash after reaching speeds of 170 mph during a police chase in North Carolina, officials say.

A 19-year-old was behind the wheel of a Porsche in Wake County when officials say they tried to stop the luxury car for speeding.

The pursuit, which started early Thursday on Interstate 87, went into Nash County, where the driver reached 170 mph, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said, according to WNCN and ABC11, The News & Observer's media partner.

The Porsche was on US 264 when authorities say it ran off the road and slammed into trees. The crash was in the area of N.C. Highway 231 and the town of Middlesex, according to WNCN.

State troopers say the teen was ejected from the car and died. He was identified as Andreas Darden of Cary.

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