Two people were hospitalized after a car caught on fire Friday morning. Atlanta police said the driver had tried to escape from a traffic stop.
Atlanta Fire and Rescue crews responded around 2 a.m. to reports of a car that crashed into a vacant gas station on Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy.
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When they arrived, they found two people trapped inside the car. Both the driver and passenger were removed and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition. They are now stable, according to Atlanta Police.
In an update on Friday afternoon, Atlanta police said that officers had tried to pull over the driver, identified as Bryant Ja’Corey De’Juan.
Police said instead of pulling over, De’Juan drove in the opposite direction before crashing into the building.
Police said they will charge De’Juan, but did not list the charges.
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