Woman killed during police chase in Carroll County
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Posted 10:26PM on Thursday 27th June 2002 ( 22 years ago )
CARROLLTON - A 71-year-old Carroll County woman was killed Thursday after her vehicle was struck head-on by a pickup truck involved in a police chase. <br>
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The collision happened after midnight on Georgia Highway 101 near Villa Rica. <br>
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Carroll County Sheriff Terry Langley said deputies were chasing a teenager who drove off in his father's pickup truck after a fight. The teen ran a stop sign and hit the other vehicle head on, authorities said. <br>
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The woman was identified as Mable McLean Cunningham of Villa Rica. She was the mother of Carroll sheriff's Deputy Earl Head. <br>
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The teenager, whose name was not released, was ordered by a judge to the Paulding County Youth Detention Center following a hearing Thursday. He is scheduled for a court appearance July 11 and faces charges of vehicular homicide, motor vehicle theft, driving under the influence and battery, officials said.
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