ATLANTA — The driver of a stolen car led police on a chase through southwest Atlanta on Friday, ending with a crash and an injured pedestrian.
According to police, officers found the stolen car on the 1900 block of Allison Court around 1 p.m. and followed it when it left the area. An officer in an unmarked police vehicle called Georgia State Patrol for help in conducting a traffic stop.
The trooper attempted the traffic stop but the car drove off, authorities said.
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Witnesses say the car had to be going about 150 miles per hour through East Point.
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"By the time he got to right here, it's a curve. It's a dead man's curve," a witness told Channel 2's Tom Jones.
Police said the stolen vehicle hit another car near 3000 Stone Road and then came to a stop. Two women passengers were caught but police are still searching for the driver.
Police say they are all believed to be involved in gang activity.
A pedestrian received a leg injury as a result of the accident but it is not clear exactly how the injury happened, police said. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with leg pain and was stable.
Several people in the car hit by the suspect were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.