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LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. () — A routine traffic stop for speeding turned into a high-speed chase on I-95 Monday.
A Liberty County deputy attempted to stop a silver Mazda with a Florida license plate for speeding on mile marker 68 northbound on I-95 shortly after 8 pm., Liberty County Deputy Lt. Brian Barnes said.
The reportedly driver continued to travel at a high rate of speed with the deputy in pursuit with flashing lights. Barnes said according to radio traffic, the speed reached as high as 140 mph with the driver passing vehicles on the right lane.
The deputy then made the decision to use the PIT (Precision Immobilization Technique) maneuver when traffic was light to stop the vehicle. The driver lost control and hit a guard rail before the car came to a stop at mile marker 86 in Bryan County.
After the car stopped, the driver reportedly fled into the woods. He was arrested soon after.
The driver and a passenger were transported to a Savannah hospital with non-life threatening injuries.