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Pursuit leads to a crash with 3 teens injured in Montgomery County

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October 27th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol says the pursuit of a Ford F-350 pickup that began Sunday morning in Mills County, ended with a crash and the injury of three teens in Montgomery County. Authorities say the pickup, driven by a 16-year old from Carter Lake, was being pursued at around 8:50-a.m. by Mills County Deputies and Glenwood Police, eastbound on Highway 34 from the Glenwood area. The chase entered Montgomery County on Highway 34. When the pickup approached Avenue A, the driver attempted to turn left, but the vehicle was traveling too fast.

The pickup went out of control and entered the north ditch off Highway 34, before striking a culvert and rolling over. The vehicle came to rest on its roof. Three passengers in the vehicle — a 17-year old and two 14-year olds — one of whom was not wearing a seat belt, were transported by Red Oak Rescue to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital. Their names had not released as of Sunday afternoon.