HUBER HEIGHTS — A 16-year-old girl was taken into custody after hitting two vehicles and a utility pole in Huber Heights.
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An officer attempted to stop a black Jeep Grand Cherokee just after 7 p.m. Thursday night.
As he tried to catch up, the Jeep went left-of-center and hit two other vehicles at the intersection of Old Troy Pike and Taylorsville Road, according to Huber Heights Police Sgt. Josh Fosnight.
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It continued north before hitting a utility pole on the west side of Old Troy Pike.
The Jeep broke the pole and caused a nearby business to lose power, Sgt. Fosnight said.
Police identified the driver as a 16-year-old girl. She was taken to Dayton Children’s and then to Juvenile Detention Center on Failure to Comply charges.
A juvenile passenger was also in the Jeep. Medics transported her to an area hospital. Sgt Fosnight said she was alert and conscious.
AES Ohio was called to repair the pole.
We will update this story.
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