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Man on the run after high-speed chase, crash in Sandy Springs

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  January 18, 2024 6:48pm EST
Sandy Springs
FOX 5 Atlanta

Mount Vernon Road high-speed police chase

A high-speed chase through several northwest metro Atlanta counties ends along Mount Vernon Road in Sandy Springs as the fleeing vehicle crashes into a power pole. The latest on the multi-jurisdictional effort to capture the driver.

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - A man is on the run after a high-speed chase ended with a crash in Sandy Springs on Thursday morning.

Officials tell FOX 5 that the chase began at around 2:30 a.m. in Cobb County when a DUI Task Force officer noticed a vehicle driving with its lights off on Windy Hill Road near Interstate 75.

When the officer attempted to pull the driver over, officials say he drove onto the interstate and began to speed away.

Georgia State Patrol troopers and Sandy Springs police officers caught up with the driver before he crashed into a pole on Mount Vernon Highway near Northside Drive.

After the crash, the man took off on foot. Police have not given a description of the driver other than to say that he is wearing a black hoodie.

Repairs ongoing after chase in Sandy Springs

Repairs were still underway at noon on Thursday after a high-speed chase ended in Sandy Springs when a driver crashed into a power pole. The driver has not been arrested at this time.

Authorities blocked off the street while they worked at the scene.

Officials have not shared what led to the chase or the man's identity.

If you have any information that could help find the driver, contact the Sandy Springs Police Department.

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