3 teens detained in stolen car chase; 2 on the run

Georgia State Patrol joined in the chase and eventually performed a PIT????maneuver on I-285 to spin the car out.

Authorities detained three teenagers and are searching for two more after a stolen car chase Wednesday morning, the Georgia State Patrol said.

Atlanta police were following a stolen Toyota Corolla on Piedmont Road that was traveling at a high rate of speed when it passed two GSP patrol cars, GSP Sgt. Stacey Collins said.

Troopers joined the chase and followed the suspects onto I-285, Collins said. Within a mile of getting on the interstate, a trooper performed a PIT maneuver on the car.

Three teenagers were detained and two others are on the run after a stolen car chase in Atlanta on Wednesday morning. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)

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Five people inside the car escaped after it spun out, Collins said. They jumped into a thick, wooded area behind a neighborhood next to the interstate.

Authorities detained a 15-year-old girl who was climbing the fence. Collins said two other teens, a girl and a boy, were detained by Sandy Springs police hours later.

The remaining two male suspects are still at large.

Burglary tools and a fully loaded stolen gun were found in the car during a search, Collins said.