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Yahoo
25-03-2025
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Dashcam: Driver tries to flee police in Gwinnett County parking lot
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Gwinnett County police say a wanted driver laid drag while trying to escape from officers in a parking lot. Dash-cam footage caught the moment the officers pinned the driver in with their patrol vehicles. What we know The Gwinnett County Police Department shared the footage on its Facebook page on Monday. According to officials, on March 8, officers on patrol on Jimmy Carter Boulevard got a Flock alert about a Dodge Charger that had fled from Lilburn police. The officers spotted the car in the parking lot of Carter Rockbridge Plaza. Instead of stopping, the driver tried to flee, laying drag and hitting a patrol vehicle. The chase ended after officials say the driver lost control and crashed into a retaining wall. Dig deeper The driver, identified as Kevin Pineda-Pineda was placed under arrest and charged with reckless driving, laying drags, fleeing from police, open container, no insurance, suspended license, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, and other traffic citations. Officials say Pineda-Pineda also had a warrant out for his arrest for a probation violation. The Source Information for this story was taken from a Facebook video by the Gwinnett County Police Department.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Yahoo
VIDEO: Dangerous driver slams into Gwinnett police cruiser during chase
Gwinnett County police say the streets are safer after they arrested a dangerous driver who crashed into the side of a Gwinnett County police car. It all happened earlier this month, in a shopping center off Jimmy Carter Boulevard. Investigators say police had been searching for Kevin Pineda-Pineda, 30, after a license plate reader notified them that his black Dodge Charger was in the area. TRENDING STORIES: Metro Atlanta nurse says she worked three 12-hour shifts before deadly crash UGA student who went viral for smiling mugshot arrested again Mother fights off man at Acworth Walmart trying to take 2-year-old According to an arrest warrant, when officers searched him and his car, they found cocaine and marijuana. They also believe he was drinking and driving after they spotted an open beer can in a cup holder. We'll show you the dashcam video of the crash and we'll have information about what else the driver was wanted for, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News starting at 5 p.m.
