Police chase leaves One Dead in Augusta, Georgia

AUGUSTA, GA - A news story posted on wrdw.com reports that one person was tragically killed following a police chase in Augusta, Georgia.*

According to law enforcement officials, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputies were involved in a motor vehicle pursuit along Gordon Highway at around 4 in the morning. 

According to law enforcement officials, the driver of the suspect motor vehicle sped through a Sprint gas station parking lot off of Gordon Highway at Barton Chapel Road.  The vehicle then collided with the back of a parked 18-wheel tractor-trailer truck.  The driver of the automobile required the fire and emergency crews to extricate him from his motor vehicle.

Mark Bowen, the Richmond County Coroner, identified the driver as a 23-year-old man from Augusta.  The victim was pronounced deceased at the accident scene at around 5:55 a.m.

The Georgia State Patrol is currently investigating the accident.  No further information was provided by law enforcement officers. 

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Source:

https://www.wrdw.com/2021/02/21/police-chase-leaves-one-dead-in-augusta/