Cops: Man causes big crash after fleeing from Cobb traffic stop
A man is in the hospital after he hit another car while attempting to escape from police Sunday in east Cobb County, authorities said.
Rekwane Wagner, 25, ran a red light in his 2018 Nissan Sentra at the intersection of Canton Road and Jamerson Road after fleeing from a traffic stop, according to a news release from the Cobb County Police Department. Wagner hit a Lexus GX460 that was traveling west on Jamerson Road, police spokeswoman Shenise Barner said.
The impact caused the Lexus to drift into the eastbound lanes and hit a Hyundai Santa Fe. The Hyundai flipped into a nearby parking lot and hit two unattended cars.
Wagner was arrested at the scene and taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Barner.
He was taken to the Cobb County Adult Detention Center on Sunday and charged with fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, driving without a license, reckless driving, giving false name/address/birthdate and other traffic offenses, according to jail records. He is being held on a $6,000 bond.
A passenger in Wagner’s car and two passengers in the Lexus were also taken to Kennestone with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
