A teen's body was found in the bed of a pickup truck after a 17-year-old boy led police on a high-speed chase
The body of a teen male was found in the bed of a pickup truck after a high-speed chase in Florida.
The driver of the vehicle has been identified as 17-year-old Carlos Castaneda.
A female who was in the car with Castaneda is also under investigation, according to The Sun Sentinel.
A 17-year-old boy led police on a high-speed chase on Friday with the body of a dead teen in the bed of his pickup truck, according to local reports.
The chase was prompted by reports of a shooting in Palm Beach County, Florida, Friday night.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office tweeted that they received a call that night from someone who said they witnessed a shooting and then the shooter with their accomplice trying to drag the victim's body into a canal.
But before deputies could respond to the scene, the two had instead put the body in the back of a Ford F-150 pickup truck and fled the scene, the tweet thread stated.
Sheriff's deputies tracked the vehicle down sometime after, at which point the suspect gave chase.
After speeding on I-95 northbound for some 50 miles, deputies were able to conduct a pit maneuver and stop the vehicle, according to WPBF.
"Both suspects were taken into custody and the deceased victim's body was located in the bed of the truck," PBSO said in a tweet.
The victim has not been identified.
Officials in Martin County, where the chase ended, identified the driver as 17-year-old Carlos Castaneda, according to WPTV.
Castaneda has been charged with fleeing and eluding in Martin County, according to WPTV, and Palm Beach officials told WPBF that he'd eventually be charged with murder.
A female who was with the driver has not been identified and has not been charged, according to WPBF. She is being investigated, authorities told The Sun Sentinel.
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