Teenage girl, woman lead officers on high-speed chase that ends in crash

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A young driver and a 29-year-old woman are being charged after a series of events ending in a chase and wreck, according to DeKalb County police.

Channel 2 Action News crews were live at the scene on WSB Tonight at 11 p.m. on Thursday where Flat Shoals Road was briefly shut down Thursday night.

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Police said at 8:20 p.m., officers were notified of an armed carjacking at Glenwood Road and Austin Drive. Police then issued a BOLO alert for the car involved.

Shortly after, police saw the suspected car and attempted to do a traffic stop. During the stop, the suspects hit one of the police cars and drove away from the scene.

Police initially said that the suspects fired at officers. However, on Friday, police corrected that information and said it was one of their officers who fired after the suspects rammed into the police car.

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Police said the suspects started a high-speed chase that ended with a crash. Dozens of police cars were on the scene in the area near Flat Shoals Road and Vineyard Walk.

After the chase ended, police said the suspects were then taken into custody. Police identified the driver as under the age of 17 and won’t be releasing her name at this time. The passenger has been identified as 29-year-old Chasity Brown.

The investigation is ongoing.

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