A man is killed in a crash that came during a high-speed police pursuit in Hart County: it happened over Thanksgiving weekend on Georgia Highway 77 near Hartwell. The driver of the vehicle, who was being chased by State Troopers after speeding away from a road checkpoint, was killed. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating.
From WSB TV…
One person is dead after a high-speed chase in Hart County ends in a fiery crash.
Just after 10 p.m. on Friday, Georgia State Patrol and the Hart County Sheriff’s Office conducted a road check on Georgia 77 at Bio Church Road.
GSP states that a white 2013 Nissan Frontier was traveling on Bio Church Road when it entered the road check.
When Hart County deputies met with the driver they asked for the driver’s license of the driver.
According to authorities, when the driver could not provide a driver’s license, the driver was asked to pull into the gas station parking lot.
As the driver pulled into the parking lot, GSP said the driver did not stop and sped onto GA 77 South initiating a high-speed chase.
Officials said as GSP and two deputies caught up to the truck, the Nissan left the roadway, struck a tree, and caught on fire.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash is under investigation and the driver has not been positively identified.
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