Driver flees police at high speeds on Sweetgum Rd, Bacon County GA


A driver fled from police on Sweetgum Rd, driving south at speeds up to 116 mph. The driver ran off the road, hit a curb, kept a turn signal on, and at times drove on the wrong side of the road. The vehicle had a drive-out tag and one occupant, identified as a white male. No collisions with other vehicles or pedestrians were reported during the pursuit, but the high-speed chase posed a serious danger.
Audio|Source: Bacon Fire/EMS, Sheriff and Alma Police
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Transcript:
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South Pierce entrance to high school.
00:02
Go to tell ya the 20 is going to be a drive-out tag.
00:05
Charles (number withheld), Georgia. C, (number withheld), Georgia.
00:14
104-28 available.
00:22
Very strong or just have a suspended OLN.
00:28
40 mile hour.
00:29
Two and four.
00:32
Hey, that's four, hound or northbound?
00:39
Southbound, he's got a blinker on, we're still rolling. I'm not sure where he's trying to stop.
00:44
Two,
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four.
00:52
I want to be advised he just smacked the curb.
00:58
Good for.
01:04
That's having a route to 11.
01:07
No, we passing Bennett's off-road, speed's 30. He still got his blinker on, but he's passed plenty of places to turn.
01:16
Good for him.
01:21
Passing Bennett.
01:27
Slow rolling, not stop them.
01:33
Up.
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104.
01:37
Divor Gen-A.
01:48
Notify training command.
01:55
Start.
01:58
Man, see if we got a trooper out. We southbound, speed's 90.
02:05
See if we got a trooper out. We southbound, speed's 90.
02:17
Coming up on Sweet Gum, speeds 110, no traffic.
02:23
Sweet Gum, 110.
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11.
02:34
119-1. 119-1 passing Sweet Gum,
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still no traffic, speeds 105.
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5.
02:44
Notify County Provisors below, please.
02:49
Okay, for online now.
02:52
One-one fine walks, speed's 116, no traffic.
03:01
Clear.
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7-9-1. Be advised, one occupant,
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white male.
03:14
Clear, one occupant, white male.
03:21
He's on the wrong side of the roadway.
03:25
Speed is 80, I'm paralleling on the correct side roadway.
03:29
Get clear.
03:33
Revised vehicle on the wrong side of the roadway, wrong side of the roadway.
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110 mile an hour ahead on the homecoming traffic.
03:46
Locked a good question, no-fire where county.
03:51
Keep on landline now.
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20 notes you're having currently on either side of the roadway.
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Location mentioned:
Sweetgum Rd, Georgia 31510
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