New Orleans teen, stolen car, involved in police chase, burned alive

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A teenager from the New Orleans area was killed when he crashed his car in Pointe Coupee Parish after leading sheriff's deputies on a pursuit, the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office said.

On Wednesday morning, Iberville deputies saw a Chevy Suburban driving recklessly, Sheriff Brett Stassi said. They learned the SUV had been stolen in the New Orleans area and been involved in several hit-and-runs.

Deputies chased the car along La. 411 and successfully deployed spike strips, but the Suburban was able to "limp out of Iberville into Pointe Coupee," Stassi said. A few hundred yards into that parish, the SUV crashed into a tree.

Deputies were able to free a 13-year-old girl from the passenger's seat, but the 16-year-old driver could not get out before the car was engulfed in flames, Stassi said.

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