A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon and authorities are searching for two others after a car fleeing police crashed in northwest Atlanta.
The incident began just after 6 p.m. when Atlanta police contacted the Georgia State Patrol about a suspect from a previous car chase that had been identified on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. GSP troopers identified and approached the suspect sitting in a parking lot in a black Chevrolet Impala next to a black BMW.
The chase started when troopers told the driver of the Impala to roll down his window, and both cars sped away. They were pursued by GSP troopers, but the BMW driver was able to escape. The Impala driver fled south on Bolton Road, where he lost control around a curve and crashed, GSP spokeswoman Lt. Stephanie Stallings said.
Following the wreck, three men got out of the car and ran into the woods. A GSP trooper and an Atlanta police officer were able to apprehend the driver, but the two other occupants of the car were not found.
After the chase, police said they searched the wrecked Impala and found two rifles and a handgun; one of the guns was stolen.
Atlanta police have identified the two suspects who escaped and are searching for them. Their names have not been released.
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