A driver got away from a traffic stop on I-20 Monday, fleeing over the median wall on foot and leaving drugs behind in the vehicle, authorities said.
A trooper tried to pull the vehicle over for speeding on I-20 near Moreland Avenue in southeast Atlanta around 5:30 p.m., the Georgia State Patrol said.
The driver pulled over to the left shoulder, then to the HOV lane. The driver fled the scene on foot and remains at large.
Approximately 11 pounds of marijuana, worth about $8,800, and a package of pills were found in the vehicle, the GSP said.
The investigation is continuing.
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