Juvenile dies in Virginia City crash following pursuit with Storey County deputies
A female juvenile died Saturday in an early morning single-vehicle crash in Virginia City after a pursuit that involved Storey County sheriff’s deputies, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper said. The driver of the vehicle survived the crash and has been arrested.
The crash was reported at 3:54 a.m. in the area of Mill and E streets, said NHP Trooper Duncan Dauber. The names and ages of the victim and the driver have not been released. The investigation involves three jurisdictions, he said.
Dauber noted there are suspicious circumstances being investigated that happened prior to the crash, with more information likely to be released Monday. Among what is being investigated is determine whether the driver was impaired, said Duaber.
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