Cornelia Police are searching for the driver who fled on foot after a brief chase in the city late Wednesday night.
Around 11:33 p.m. on December 22, an officer tried to stop a Chevrolet truck for improper registration on North Main Street.
“As the officer tried to catch up to the vehicle, it turned onto Stonecypher Street at a high rate of speed and then turned into Sierra Vista almost striking a female pedestrian,” says CPD Patrol Commander Lt. Wayne Green.
The officer pursued the vehicle onto Lee Street, then onto Lee Street Court, where the driver abandoned the vehicle.
Demorest Police along with the Lee Arrendale Prison K-9 Unit assisted Cornelia Police in their search for the driver.
“This incident is still under investigation and we are currently looking at suspects but no charges have been filed at this time,” Green says.
