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Police: Mother led authorities on a high speed chase with her kids in tow

Two children are safe after authorities say their mother led deputies on a high speed chase, with them in the backseat.

Dashcam video shows Amber Martin, 30, hitting speeds of more than 100 miles an hour as she sped away from deputy David Wood.

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Wood noticed the car starting to go the wrong way on Beaver Ruin Road. Police stopped other traffic and ended the chase near Pleasantdale Road.

The car smashed against the railing into a Gwinnett police cruiser.

When police got the driver on the ground at gunpoint, they realized she had passengers -- a 5-year-old and an 8-year-old.

Authorities say the children were not in car seats during the chase.

One deputy carried one of the children away. A few seconds later, his older sister crawled out through the broken glass of the back window and appeared to ask for her mom.

Neither of the children nor her mother were injured.

At one point in the video the mother claims she was trying to stop but says traffic was too heavy on I-85. At another point she said her car was acting up.

Only Channel 2's Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Tony Thomas was in court Thursday morning as Martin faced 14 charges including driving under the influence of drugs and not having her children in restraints.