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Teen killed in gas drive-off
Posted: 05.07.2011 at 5:50 PM
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AMES, IOWA (AP) -- A teen has died from injuries suffered in a crash that police say stemmed from a fuel theft in Ames.
     
Police told the Des Moines Register that 16-year-old Brice Nelson, of Nevada, died at the scene of Saturday morning's crash.

The driver of the car Nelson was in, 18-year-old Kaleb Hoversten, of Ames, faces charges of vehicular homicide, driving on a suspended license and theft.
     
Police say Hoversten pumped almost $53 in gas and left without paying for it.

An  officer tried to stop Hoversten's car, which police say sped off and collided with a truck driven by 38-year-old William Schroeder, of Ames.
     
Police say Hoversten suffered minor injuries. Another passenger in his car and Schroeder are being treated Des Moines hospitals.
     
No number was listed for Hoversten.
     
Information from: The Des Moines Register,
http://www.desmoinesregister.com

(Copyright ©2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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