Sleeping woman killed when car crashes into SC home during police chase

SENECA, S.C. — Authorities said a driver being chased by police crashed his car into a South Carolina home killing a woman asleep in a basement.

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Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis said the car landed on top of 39-year-old Vanessa Neimeyer around 11:35 p.m. Monday in the Seneca home she shared with her mother and grandmother. She died at the scene.

Addis said in a statement the driver did not stop for a traffic checkpoint and led troopers on a 1.5 mile chase.

Authorities said the driver missed a turn as the road ended and traveled more than 150 feet into the home.

Oconee County deputies said the 19-year-old driver is in custody, and they are talking to troopers and prosecutors to determine what charges he will face.

Associated Press