Trooper & suspect injured after high-speed chase, PIT maneuver ends in violent crash on Highway 158 in Douglas
DOUGLAS, Ga. – According to our news partners at Douglas Now, On Thursday night, a horrific traffic accident has occurred on Highway 158 East near Mallard Pointe.
A silver Dodge Charger was allegedly fleeing a trooper from the Georgia State Patrol. They were traveling east on Highway 158 when, near the forestry tower, the trooper performed a PIT maneuver on the Charger. The vehicle left the roadway and crossed over into the ditch on the north side of the road. It hit a culvert then went airborne, clipped a light pole, and landed in the side yard of the home at the corner of Mallard Pointe and 158. The trooper’s car continued traveling east and crashed into the ditch on the south side of the highway.
Both the trooper and the suspect were transported from the scene with serious injuries. Highway 158 in the area of Mallard Pointe was shut down for a while as officers investigated the scene.
The trooper is not from the Douglas post.
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