Crime & Safety
Update: High-Speed Police Chase on I-20 Ends in 4-Car Wreck
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has a perimeter set up and is currently searching for one man after a high-speed chase ended in a crash at I-20 and Tyson Road.
Update 6 p.m.:
The third and final robbery suspect was arrested at about 4 p.m. and all lanes were reopened on I-20 at about 5 p.m., according to a story from myfoxatlanta.com posted on the Sheriff's Facebook page.
Original story:
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has a perimeter set up and is currently searching for one man after a high-speed chase ended in a crash at I-20 and Tyson Road, according to Sheriff Phil Miller. Three law enforcement vehicles were also involved in the wreck.
After a robbery at the AT&T Store on Thornton Road, Sheriff's deputies engaged in a high-speed chase on I-20 westbound with three, black men.
"The men jumped out of the car and ran on foot," Miller said. But deputies quickly captured two of the men and deputies and K-9 units are currently searching for the third.
Traffic on I-20 westbound may be backed up for more than two hours, according to a Fox5Atlanta report.
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