02-05-2025
Fatal high-speed chase in Jackson County under investigation
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a high-speed chase that ended tragically in Jackson County.
According to a news release, on Wednesday at approximately 9:30 p.m, the Chattahoochee Police Department was in pursuit of a fleeing vehicle. During the pursuit, the vehicle was traveling west on US 90 before making a turn south and then back east on Old Spanish Trail in Sneads.
The driver of the fleeing SUV, a 40-year-old man from Camilla, Georgia, reportedly lost control and crashed, authorities wrote. The driver reportedly collided with pipes and a concrete manhole cover, causing the SUV to overturn.
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The vehicle came to a final rest on its roof. While overturning, the driver was ejected, the SUV came to a final rest in a ditch, and it burst into flames, authorities said.
Pursuing officers were able to pull the passenger, a 32-year-old man from Leesburg, Georgia, from the vehicle. Officers then began life-saving measures on the driver, but the efforts were unsuccessful.
Authorities confirmed, the driver was pronounced deceased on the scene, and the passenger was airlifted to Tallahassee Memorial.
The investigation is ongoing.
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