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Old March 7th 06, 02:27 PM posted to rec.autos.driving
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The video has been enhanced (some) [ http://vidman.ca ]and a link to
the story added (c&p'd for your reading convenience).

Police Chase Ends in Fatal Wreck

Web Editor: Sean Rowe
Last Modified: 4/4/2002 7:08:11 PM

One person is dead after a police chase in Alpharetta ended with an SUV
flipping over a concrete median between east and westbound I-285, near
Roswell Road, police said.

The red Lincoln Navigator, driven by 27-year-old Damien Harrington of
Baltimore, reportedly flipped twice as it raised over the border after
the driver lost control of the SUV, according to Fulton and Alpharetta
police.

Police said the crash ejected Harrington from the car. They are now
looking for the driver of another car that fled the scene after
clipping the body as it hit the asphalt on eastbound I-285.

Both sides of I-285 at Georgia 400 suffered delays Wednesday afternoon
for more than an hour. Traffic resumed its normal flow by early
evening.

The events leading to the chase started about 2 p.m. at Red's Liquor
Store, in the 200 block of South Main Street, police said. Harrington
was accused of trying to pass a bad check at the store.

Just after Harrington left Red's driving the Navigator, the store
manager got into his own vehicle and followed the Navigator, police
said. The manager called 911 from his cellphone and reported his
location.

Alpharetta police said they stopped the Navigator at Haynes Bridge Road
and Old Milton Parkway. When an officer approached the Navigator, it
sped away, slightly striking the officer.

Police said they chased the SUV onto Ga. 400. The Navigator exited off
400 and onto I-285 westbound. However, while exiting onto I-285,
Harrington lost control of the SUV and clipped another car on the
highway. The collision sent the SUV careening into the concrete median,
where the impact sent the truck over border and into oncoming traffic.

Harrington died at the scene and was reportedly the only person inside
of the SUV. No other injuries were reported.

http://www.11alive.com/news/news_art...?storyid=15657
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Old March 7th 06, 10:29 PM posted to rec.autos.driving
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gpsman wrote:
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> Police said the crash ejected Harrington from the car. They are now
> looking for the driver of another car that fled the scene after
> clipping the body as it hit the asphalt on eastbound I-285.


Why? The dead guy won't be paying any fines, so they want to write up
the innocent party who managed to escape most of the carnage?

If it were me, I'd be as forthcoming as I was a few years ago after
running over a dead deer carcass somebody (the cops, among others) left
lying in the middle of the road (OK; maybe I was following a Big Damn©
Van a tad too closely.): ***** 'em* and hope I didn't dent my exhaust
or get anything that'll stink stuck on there.
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C.R. Krieger
(You *didn't* get a license number? BWAHAHAHAHA!)

 




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