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Driver Flees Cobb County Traffic Stop, Crashes Near Georgia Tech and Runs
A driver who sped away from a Cobb County police traffic stop Thursday night led officers on a chase along Interstate 75 before crashing at an Atlanta intersection near Georgia Tech and fleeing on foot, authorities said.
A driver who refused to stop for Cobb County police sped away Thursday night, triggering a chase along Interstate 75 that ended in a crash at an Atlanta intersection near Georgia Tech, where the motorist abandoned the vehicle and ran, authorities said.
The pursuit began during a traffic stop in Cobb County and continued southbound on I-75 before the fleeing vehicle crashed in Atlanta, according to officials. The driver then left the wrecked car and fled the scene on foot, and authorities said the person remained at large.
There was no immediate word on whether anyone else was in the vehicle or whether other motorists were hurt in the crash. Officials did not release a description of the driver or say what prompted the original traffic stop in Cobb County.
The chase added to a busy night for emergency crews across the Atlanta area, where multiple crashes and a house fire in Brookhaven were reported overnight. The crash near Georgia Tech left the intersection disrupted while officers worked the scene and searched for the driver.
Police chases that begin on metro Atlanta freeways often raise concerns because pursuits that start in one jurisdiction can end miles away in another, sometimes at high speed and in dense traffic. In this case, the pursuit crossed from Cobb County into Atlanta before coming to a stop at the crash site.
Cobb County police have not said what charges the driver could face. Investigators are continuing to look for the person who ran from the vehicle, and anyone with information about the case is being asked to contact authorities.
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