A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN BRISTOL VIRGINIA HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CITY TEEN. ACCORDING TO POLICE, THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO STOP A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY 17 YEAR OLD ARLENA MAE POPE FRIDAY AFTER SHE WAS REPORTEDLY DOING DOUBLE THE POSTED SPEED ON MOORE STREET. WHEN THE OFFICER TURNED TO PURSUE THE VEHICLE, THE SUV SPED UP. WITNESSES SAID THE SUV WENT AIRBORNE WHEN IT PASSED OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, SKIDDED SIDEWAYS INTO A PARKING LOT, HIT A CURB AND OVERTURNED TWO OR THREE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO REST ON ITS TOP. POPE WAS EJECTED DURING THE CRASH AND DRAGGED ALONG. FOUR OTHER JUVENILE PASSENGERS WERE TREATED WITH NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. POLICE SAID ALCOHOL AND DRUGS DIDN’T APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED.