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A 14-year-old California girl allegedly stole her family’s car and later crashed it into a traffic pole, killing a teenage passenger, according to authorities. Just after midnight on Feb. 20, officers said they spotted a Toyota driving without headlights, KTLA reported. Police said the patrol vehicle’s loudspeakers and told the driver to turn their lights on but the driver instead sped off. Officers did not pursue the vehicle and moments later, officials said the driver lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a pole at Ventura Boulevard and Balboa Avenue in Los Angeles. The vehicle burst …

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