Traffic stop leads to chase and crash on Walker Street – Douglas Now

A short chase between a suspect driving a black Ford Focus and drug enforcement officers ended at the intersection of Walker Street and Coweta Avenue when the driver struck a telephone pole around 3:30 p.m.

Detectives first conducted a traffic stop in the Oak Park community. The owner of the car, a woman who was not driving, gave consent for officers to search the vehicle. Officers smelled marijuana in the car. She was standing outside the car while the driver, a man, was still sitting in the driver’s seat.

According to troopers, the driver suddenly rolled up his windows and drove off. He headed south on Highway 221, then turned right onto East Walker Street. He accelerated on Walker until he struck a telephone pole at the intersection of Coweta Avenue in the parking lot of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. EMS responded to the scene and the driver was transported to CRMC for treatment. Once completed, he will be booked into the Coffee County Jail. His name and charges have not been released.