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<b>BAILEY, N.C.</b> — A man was killed Thursday in a single car crash on U.S. Highway 264 in Nash County after a chase with speeds estimated at 170 mph.

The crash occurred after 1 a.m. near Exit 27 for N.C. Highway 231. Dozens of N.C. Highway Patrol troopers and the Nash County Sheriff's Office were at the scene as a severely damaged car was pulled out of the woods.

They said Darden, 19, was ejected from his car. He was the only person in the car, and no other vehicles were involved.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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