Police Chase Ends in crash at Square in downtown Ellijay

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According to authorities a chase ended with a crash at the square in downtown Ellijay, GA on Saturday night.  The roundabout was shut down shortly after 11 PM on March 12th 2016 due to the accident.

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It appears the vehicle ended up on the sidewalk just north of the square and from photos (courtesy of Wayne Sloop – The 1907 Restaurant) it broke the window out one of the downtown shops.   FYN does not have details at this time as to what prompted the vehicle to elude police and will update as more information becomes available.

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In a recent update, the Ellijay City Police issued this statement,

On Saturday evening, Officer Loera responded to a report of an impaired driver.  In an attempt to catch up to and investigate the driver for suspected DUI, he followed the vehicle northbound from the Citgo on South Main to the round a bout where he witnessed the vehicle drive upon the curb and sidewalk at the intersection of North Main and River Street.  The vehicle struck street signs as well as two of the City’s street lamps.  One street sign was launched through a window of a business and the vehicle came to rest upon the side of the City Barber shop.  In the attached photos compiled from the officer’s in-car dash camera, you can see the driver passing in the center turn lane near Spring Street (1); driving upon the curb and barely missing the Yield sign (2); striking the first lamp post (3) the second lamp post (4) and the vehicle’s final resting spot (5).  Officer Loera arrested the driver for DUI and turned the accident scene over to the Georgia State Patrol for investigation. The driver stated that he had only had 3 beers.  Please don’t drink and drive.

1 Comment

  1. Beth March 13, 2016 at 9:57 am

    It’s heartbreaking when you see things like this going on more and more often in our little town.

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