WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ga. — One person is facing charges after a car chase ended in a wreck in Washington County Friday morning.
According to a Facebook post from the Washington County Sheriff's Office, Georgia State Patrol was chasing a stolen car when it ended in a wreck in the area of Fall Line Freeway just east of Saffold Road.
Georgia State Patrol says a trooper saw a black Nissan sedan driving west at a "high speed" on State Route 24 near mile marker 22 in Washington County just before 9:30 a.m.
The trooper checked the car's speed at 92 mph in a 60 mph zone. That's when he activated his blue lights and siren, and tried to stop the car.
But the driver didn't stop and a car chase started. GSP says the chase went on into the city limits of Sandersville on to Church Street. Then the pursuit continued north on State Route 15/Harris Street, and then back west onto State Route 88/Fall Line Freeway.
Georgia State Patrol says the driver drove on to the wrong side on the road several times at speeds over 100 mph in a 55 mph zone.
Eventually, the Nissan got stuck in an embankment, and the driver was arrested and charged with several traffic violations. Troopers later confirmed the car was stolen out of South Carolina.
The post says Washington County deputies and Sandersville Police are helping to work the accident. Deputies are urging drivers to avoid the area at this time.
No injuries are reported, according to the post.
