DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. — Police are investigating a chase that ended with a car flipped over on Interstate 20 eastbound in Douglas County.
As News Chopper 2 flew overhead, a medic helicopter could be seen landing on the interstate.
Investigators said they were following a shoplifting suspect from Arbor Place Mall in Douglas County when the wreck happened.
The suspect's car flipped onto its top and hit a Douglas County deputy's cruiser.
The deputy was taken away in an ambulance. Someone from the suspect's car had to be airlifted to the hospital.
The eastbound lanes of I-20 had to be shut down while crews investigated the crash.
WSBTV
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