Police: Stolen vehicle reached 130 mph before wrecking above interstate ramp
An alleged stolen car that was part of a police chase overturned on the ledge of the I-20 westbound ramp to the Downtown Connector northbound in Atlanta, police said Tuesday.
Officers were attempting to stop a stolen 2010 Hyundai Veracruz in the area of Lee Street and White Oak Street and a chase began, Atlanta police spokeswoman Stephanie Brown confirmed.
The Georgia State Patrol joined the pursuit before the vehicle overturned, GSP said in a news release. While travelling on Capitol Avenue, the vehicle lost control, struck a fence and overturned down the embankment, the release said.
Brown said preliminary information shows at least four people were in the vehicle at one point, and the car reached speeds of more than 130 mph.
APD tells me preliminary information shows there were at least four people in a stolen car that reached speeds over 130mph(?!). One female is in custody at Grady with minor injuries. At least one male was seen fleeing the scene. pic.twitter.com/s81yUOJE7y
— Carl Willis (@CarlWillisWSB) June 5, 2018
After the crash, a man was seen exiting the vehicle and running away, she said. A female passenger also attempted to flee, but she was detailed by Atlanta police, GSP said. The woman suffered minor injuries in the crash.
The car was removed from the embankment around 6 p.m.
UPDATE: A car that was dangling near the 1-20 ramp to the Downtown Connector is now on the ground. What We Know: https://t.co/cS43n8pVVg pic.twitter.com/J8wke0s5Vb
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) June 5, 2018
The interstate ramp was blocked for more than an hour but has since reopened, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Crash Update: Capitol Ave Bridge; All Lanes Now Open; emergency vehicles have cleared; https://t.co/j2xHL1ZFrc; #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/cZWOR09f49
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) June 5, 2018
An investigation is ongoing.
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