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Police say surveillance video shows the teen drinking at the bar where his mother worked before he died in a high-speed collision.
A child and an adult were hospitalized after the collision near North Tantau Avenue and Pruneridge Avenue, and the girl later died.
Authorities say the driver crossed the center line on a rural road south of Raleigh before crashing into a ditch after the collision.
Forecasters warned that strong winds and very dry vegetation could fuel rapid fire growth in mountain areas west of Los Angeles through Saturday evening.
Police are not saying whether the case was a murder-suicide while they continue to investigate the deaths on East Washington Street.
A late-night pursuit wound through the San Fernando Valley before the car was disabled and its passenger delivered an unexpected post-crash boast.
Police said the 6-year-old was left unattended overnight as customers lined up for a card release at the closed store.
Police say surveillance video helped lead investigators from a West Philadelphia home to the girl’s body in Lindenwold.
A head-on crash on Highway 53 in northern Wisconsin left both drivers dead Wednesday evening and shut down northbound traffic for about three hours.
Authorities say a red sedan hit a concrete barrier after officers saw the driver speeding, tailgating and weaving through traffic at more than 100 mph.
