SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. —
A young man is dead after a police chase ended in a crash in Snohomish County.
An 18-year-old Granite Falls driver died after his car crashed into a tree shortly after 8 p.m. Friday, police said.
Police said a sheriff's deputy saw a driver speeding on Westwick Road east of Highway 2. The deputy tried to pull the driver over, but he didn't stop.
Police said the deputy began a chase of the vehicle. The car ran off the road and hit a tree in the 7700 block of 171st Avenue SE.
The driver was transported to the hospital where he later died.
Police said the deputy will be put on administrative leave while the investigation continues.
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