PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) — A New Orleans teenager was killed Wednesday when he crashed an SUV into a tree while being chased by sheriff’s deputies, authorities said. Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi told The Advocate that the 16-year-old driver could not get out before the vehicle was engulfed in flames. Deputies were able to rescue a 13-year-old girl from the passenger seat. Stassi said the pursuit began when deputies saw a Chevrolet Suburban being driven recklessly and learned it had been reported stolen in the New Orleans area. He said...

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...

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...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A teenage driver is dead after a police pursuit that began in Iberville Parish early Wednesday morning and ended in a crash in neighboring Pointe Coupee Parish, investigators said. Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi says the vehicle was reported stolen out of the New Orleans area and was later involved in several hit-and-run incidents. Iberville deputies spotted the driver of the stolen vehicle driving recklessly along Interstate 10 at the Grosse Tete exit and began a pursuit around 3 a.m., Stassi said. Deputies in Pointe...