NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — A chase through Newton County involving sheriff’s deputies and Georgia State patrol ended in a crash that killed one person and seriously injured two others.
A GSP trooper and Newton County sheriff’s deputies were chasing a stolen Volkswagen Passat on I-20 near exit 88 Sunday morning just before 11:30 a.m.
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At one point, the driver got off of the interstate, ran a red light and got right back on the interstate.
The chase eventually led to the intersection of Old Hillandale Drive and Lithonia Industrial Boulevard, where the driver again sped past a red light.
A Ford Super Duty truck with an Explorer in tow was coming in the opposite direction down Lithonia Industrial Blvd. at the same time, and the two vehicles collided.
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The stolen Passat then began flipping and landed in a ditch near the road. The passenger in the back seat, a 37-year-old woman, was thrown from the car and killed. Her identity has not been released.
The driver, a 30-year-old man, and the front seat passenger, a 31-year-old woman, were both extracted from the car and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital by ambulance. They are both listed in serious condition.
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The driver of the truck sustained minor injuries.
GSP says that they are conducting an investigation and charges are pending in connection with this case.
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