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Cops find 3 kilograms of cocaine after suspect in 3-car crash flees on I-285

A three-car crash after a pursuit was reported on I-285 West. (Credit: Georgia Department of Transportation)
A three-car crash after a pursuit was reported on I-285 West. (Credit: Georgia Department of Transportation)
By Steve Burns and Ellen Eldridge
Feb 24, 2017

Georgia State Patrol officers found three kilograms of cocaine in a car abandoned by its driver after a pursuit that ended in a three-car crash, the GSP said.

Injuries were reported in the incident Thursday on I-285 West past Ga. 400.

The driver ran from the scene, across I-285 East, and escaped, the GSP said.

An investigation is ongoing.

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