Summary

A Georgia Police Department released dramatic video of a >high-speed police chase that ended in a crash that killed one suspect>The video is from the dashboard camera of a patrol car that was chasing >four armed robbery suspects through Cherokee and Cobb counties>>It all started on the afternoon of November 13, in the city of Canton>Four armed suspects robbed a check cashing store of over $25,000 in >cash An observant Canton Police officer picked up the chase as the >fleeing suspect vehicle jumped on I-575 southbound>>Holly Springs Police Sergeant William Rownd picked up the chase at >Sixes Road off-ramp, as the suspect vehicle went airborne through the >intersection and back onto I-575 southbound>>For the next 19 miles, he would follow behind the car traveling at >speeds that reached well over 100 miles per hour The car weaved in and >out of traffic, and onto the shoulders and medians>>Twice, Cherokee County Sheriff's deputies tried to deploy stop sticks >to flatten the suspects tires>>In order to avoid the stop sticks, the suspect's gonna go in the >median and almost go into oncoming traffic and lose control, said Rownd>>Miraculously, no one was hit -- but the chase picked up again The >driver had no intentions of voluntarily stopping, despite the plea's >from Rownd on his loudspeaker every time he got close>>In the end, the stop sticks did poke a hole in one of the tires -- and >that would eventually cause the suspect to lose control It was >approaching the exit ramp to Lower Marietta Parkway on I-75 in the >thick of rush hour traffic>>Weaving back and forth, the suspect crossed four lanes of traffic to >try to get on the exit, but he couldn't handle the maneuver and spun >out, rolling over>>As seen on the video, one of the suspects was tossed from the car, then >jumped up and ran away That suspect was caught along with another who >tried to run>>A third suspect was thrown from the car during the wreck and killed A >fourth had to be cut out of the wreckage and is paralyzed from the neck >down The money was recovered along with two guns used in the robbery, >and a video surveillance tape the suspects took from the check cashing >store>> >>Police Chase Video Released>>At speeds of over 100 mph, police officers chased some armed robbery >suspects down Interstate 75 Wednesday afternoon>>The crash ended with a deadly crash in Marietta near the 120 South Loop>>The dashboard camera of one of the Canton Police officers involved in >the pursuit showed some very tense moments along the path of the chase, >from Canton to Marietta>>It started moments after a check cashing store in Canton was robbed A >police officer spotted a car going more than twice the speed limit on a >crowded city street The officer began pursuit, not knowing the people >inside the car were involved in an armed robbery>>A few minutes into the chase, the armed robbery was reported, so the >need to stop the car became more imperative The car weaved through >traffic on I-575, passing other vehicles in both lanes of the road The >chase then went onto I-75, crossing six lanes of traffic>>Deputies were able to blow out the driver's tires with stop sticks, but >he kept going on rims -- at over 100 mph! Then the driver flipped the >car at South Marietta Parkway>>It could have been so much worse, and it wasn't, said Canton Police >Cpl Stacy Bailey We're very fortunate that we got him off the road, >so there were no citizens hurt>>The driver was injured in his neck, leaving him paralyzed from the neck >down -- he remains hospitalized One of the passengers was ejected from >the car when it rolled, and sadly died at the scene>>Four others remain in jail, charged in connection with the incident -- >two who were passengers in the car, and two others arrested as >accomplices>> >High-Speed Police Chase in Canton Caught on Tape>>CANTON, Ga - The Canton Police Department released videotape from a >deadly high-speed chase that ended in Cobb County The video shows the >suspects driving over 100 miles per hour, before the car crashes>>Police said the four men were suspects in the robbery of a check >cashing business when they were spotted by a Holly Springs police officer>>He sees this vehicle driving at a high rate of speed and erratically, >and you'll see him do a U-turn and he'll get behind the vehicle, said >Corporal Stacy Bailey of the Canton Police Department>>Investigators said the officer tried to pull the suspects over, but >they sped off>>A dashboard camera captured the chase and it showed the suspects >weaving in and out of traffic at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour>>Sheriff's deputies joined in the chase and they used a device to >flatten the car's tires, but the suspects kept driving>>Police said the suspects were trying to exit the interstate when they>lost control of the car Dashboard footage showed the car swerving>suddenly to the right and then there was a cloud of dust kicked up as >the car overturned>>They eventually lose control of the vehicle because they're going 120 >miles per hour and they have flat tires, said Corporal Bailey>>One of the four people in the car was ejected and killed Another >person was trapped in the wreckage and had to be rescued>>> >>Driver from I-75 chase charged with vehicular homicide>>>The driver of a Chevrolet Impala that crashed Tuesday on I-75 following >a high-speed chase has been charged with reckless driving and vehicular >homicide>>Driver Drayco Mattison, 26, of Lima, South Carolina, was paralyzed from >the neck down after the crash, according to Canton police>>One of Mattison's passengers, Dorian Lamont Taylor, 23, was killed in >the chase that started in Canton and ended minutes later in Marietta>>Mattison, Taylor and two other men allegedly robbed Galaxy Check >Cashers, at 2530 Marietta Highway, about 2 pm>>Canton Police Sgt Ray Pugh saw the Chevy speeding on Marietta Highway >and followed it The driver refused to stop Instead he got onto >southbound I-575 and later I-75 with police cars from Canton, Holly >Springs and the Cherokee Sheriff's Office following the suspectSpeeds reached up to 110 mph and stop sticks were dropped on the >highway The Chevy went for several miles on flat tires until Mattison >lost control and crashed on South Marietta Parkway>>The vehicle overturned and Taylor was ejected He was pronounced dead >at the scene Mattison was trapped inside Two other men, Jermy Womack >and Robert Gaston, ran from the scene, but were caught>>Two women, Rhoda Gaston and Aisha Graham, who were travelling in >another vehicle stopped at the crash site and were taken in for questioning>They were later arrested Police believe the women were acting as >lookouts>>Police charged Womack, 21,, of Jonesboro, with false imprisonment and >armed robbery; Gaston, 18, and Gaston, 41,, both of Riverdale were >charged with armed robbery Graham, 19, of Hampton was also charged >with armed robbery>> >>Chase Ends In Crash On I-75; Suspect Dead>MARIETTA, Ga -- A police chase ended Tuesday afternoon with a rollover >crash on I-75 in Cobb County Officials said at least one suspect is >dead>>The chase started after four men robbed a check cashing business in >Canton, police said>>Units from the Holly Springs Police Department, the Canton Police >Department and the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office took part in the >chase>>It ended when the suspects crashed on the Interstate near the 120 Loop >South>>They deployed stop sticks, the suspects did hit those sticks and I've >been advised that their tires were going flat on the interstate and >that's probably what caused them to lose control in addition to speed>My understanding is they were traveling over 100 miles per hour, said >Sgt Jay Barker with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office>>Deputies said the driver was ejected from the car and died on the scene>Another passenger was trapped inside for almost an hour before >firefighters could get him out and transport him to Grady Memorial >Hospital One other suspect was injured and taken to Kennestone A >fourth suspect was uninjured and attempted to flee but was quickly >caught and arrested>>Officials said the crash caused traffic to back up for miles