Authorities on Wednesday asked the public for help finding a man who allegedly took off from a traffic stop, crashed into a DeKalb County gas station sign, ran from the scene and left his girlfriend’s 7-year-old daughter behind.
Kadeem D'Anto Fletcher, 25, of Decatur, is wanted on multiple charges, including speeding, reckless driving, fleeing and attempting to elude an officer, hit-and-run, driving unlicensed and serious injury by vehicle, the agency said.
About 7:20 a.m. Monday, a GSP trooper attempted to pull him over on I-20 near Memorial Drive, the GSP said. But as the trooper tried to make the stop, Fletcher allegedly faked pulling over and drove away. The GSP believes Fletcher took off because he does not have a license. He was also indicted last June on forgery charges as part of a credit card scam, Channel 2 Action News reported.
The trooper chased Fletcher on I-20 eastbound before losing track of him. Fletcher sped off in a 2011 Audi on the I-20 exit ramp to Gresham Road, jumped the curb, crashed into the sign at the Gresham Road Texaco and knocked it down, Channel 2 reported.
“The trooper was unable to make the exit ... but noticed smoke, moved over to the shoulder and backed up to the Gresham Road exit,” the GSP said.
Surveillance footage shows the Audi flipped over, narrowly missing an SUV, before crashing.
The girl, identified Tuesday as Serenity Largie of Decatur, was ejected from the Audi and taken to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. The girl was not wearing a seat belt, Channel 2 reported.
Serenity is expected to be released from the hospital Wednesday, Channel 2 reported.
Fletcher is 5-foot-8, weighs about 165 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes, the GSP said.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact police.
