A Detroit man was arrested Thursday night in Sandy Springs after hitting a police car with a stolen Jeep and wrecking soon after, authorities said.
About 10 p.m. Thursday, an officer spotted a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee that was traveling south on Roswell Road near I-285, Sandy Springs police said in a news release. The officer attempted a traffic stop, which is when things quickly escalated.
The suspect, identified as 22-year-old Blake Benford, “recklessly pulled out of a parking lot” and struck a patrol car, the release said. The officer was not injured.
The department provided dashcam video of the incident, which shows the Jeep strike the front of the patrol car before speeding away.
The Jeep traveled south on Roswell Road before wrecking, the release said. Benford tried to run away from the damaged vehicle but was taken into custody, police said.
Benford faces nine charges, including aggravated assault on a police officer, theft by receiving, hit-and-run, fleeing police, obstruction, driving with a suspended license, reckless driving, possession of a vehicle with an altered VIN and failure to yield.
He remains in the Fulton County Jail without bond, records show.
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