A Paulding County teenager who led police on a high-speed chase at the height of Thursday morning's rush hour was released on bond Friday.
Stanislav Nikolaev Kosev, 17, of Dallas was charged with 21 counts including fleeing and eluding and criminal interference with government property, both felonies, according to the Paulding County Sheriff's Office. He was released on $19,778.00 bond, sheriff's officials said.
Kosev also was charged with possession of alcohol by a minor and multiple traffic violations ranging from reckless, aggressive and unlicensed driving to speeding, running a red light and leaving the scene of an accident.
Oh, and playing his radio too loud – the alleged offense that got him stopped in the first place.
The incident began shortly after 8 a.m. when Kosev, in his white Ford Mustang, pulled up behind a K-9 deputy’s car at Ga. 120 and Macland Road, playing “excessively loud music,” according to Paulding Sheriff’s Sgt. Brandon Gurley.
The deputy walked up to Kosev, and the youth could not produce a driver’s license, Gurley said. When the deputy returned to his patrol car, Kosev allegedly sped off, and the officer gave chase.
The suspect headed east on Ga. 120, south on Ga. 92, then west on Macland, heading back to where the pursuit began, Gurley said. Police said the chase reached speeds of 110 mph.
Channel 2 Action News reports Kosev allegedly started dodging cars on Macland -- driving on the wrong side of the road, passing on the shoulder and on a curve, and coming within 200 feet of oncoming traffic, according to the charges against him.
“Scared me to death,” motorist Brett Redfern told Channel 2 after having a close call with the fleeing teen. “He endangered myself, and all the people around me, and the people coming over the top of the hill. ... Going at that speed, somebody would have died.”
On Macland just before reaching Ga. 120, the car ran off the road, hit a driveway, flew through the air and crash-landed, leaving pieces scattered on a homeowner’s lawn. The driver dove out of the car and the vehicle kept moving, hitting a roadside sign before coming to rest against a tree.
Kosev tried to run away, but he was captured by deputies who had converged on the scene, Gurley said. It was all over within five minutes. The K-9 officer didn’t even have to get out his dog to track the suspect.
Channel 2 posted the deputy's dash cam video of the chase. It can be viewed here.
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