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Authorities release name of teen killed in Schuyler crash

Isabella Brandt (Facebook Photo)
Isabella Brandt (Facebook Photo)

SCHUYLER, Neb. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a teenage girl who was fatally injured in a Schuyler crash after a brief police chase.

Colfax County authorities identified the 15-year-old as Isabella Brandt, of Schuyler.

The accident occurred around 11:15 p.m., on Wednesday, after officers pursued a car that was being driven erratically. The officers soon halted the pursuit because of safety concerns. Within minutes, they were sent to check a report that the car had rammed a tree.

Brandt was found on the ground near the car. Authorities say she was flown to a Lincoln hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The driver was flown to an Omaha hospital for treatment, and a 15-year-old male passenger was taken to a Schuyler hospital.

Authorities suspect the driver had been drinking alcohol.

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