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Driver crashes into concrete wall along I-20 WB amid law enforcement pursuit, video shows

The driver was taken into custody after authorities performed a PIT maneuver.

FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — A driver is facing charges after refusing to stop for troopers and crashing into a concrete wall along Interstate 20 on Thursday.

Georgia State Patrol said troopers were patrolling Moreland Avenue near I-20 in Fulton County around 2:45 p.m. when they tried to stop an SUV for a moving violation. The driver refused to stop, triggering a pursuit. 

Driving onto I-20 westbound, troopers performed a PIT maneuver, according to GSP. The SUV crashed into a concrete wall and the driver was taken into custody.

According to troopers, the driver "was in possession of illegal drugs at the time of the arrest."

Watch part of the pursuit below:


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