Pearland, Texas – A 14-year-old driver was struck and killed during a police chase on Highway 288 late Thursday.
Officers did not disclose why they were pursuing the teenager, but while pursuing him on the north side of the highway near Beltway 8, he crashed his car into the concrete guardrail.
Police say the teen got out of the car and ran across the handicapped vehicle lanes to the other side of the highway. They say they lost him at that point.
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A few minutes later, officers learned that an accident had been reported on the same highway.
When officers arrived at the scene, they determined that it was the 14-year-old who had been hit while crossing the southbound lanes.
Pearland police began CPR.
The teenager was taken to Ben Taub Hospital, where he died.
This story is developing. Please check back later for updates.
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