A driver who fled a Cobb County traffic stop Thursday night led police on a chase that ended in a crash near Georgia Tech in Atlanta, then ran from the scene, authorities said. The suspect remained at large as of Friday morning, and officials have not released a description of the person or the vehicle involved.
The pursuit began when a Cobb County officer tried to stop the vehicle, according to officials. Instead of pulling over, the driver sped away, and the chase continued into Atlanta before the vehicle crashed at an intersection near the Georgia Tech campus. The driver then abandoned the car and fled on foot, authorities said.
It was not immediately clear what prompted the original traffic stop or whether the driver was wanted in connection with any other matter. Officials have not said whether anyone else was in the vehicle at the time of the crash, and there were no immediate reports of injuries to the driver or to others on the road.
The crash left the vehicle disabled at the scene, and investigators were working Friday to determine the circumstances of the pursuit and the crash. Police have not said whether speed, impairment or other factors played a role in the chase or the collision.
The incident adds to a broader pattern of police pursuits that begin on metro Atlanta highways and end in crashes inside the city. In this case, the chase crossed from Cobb County into Atlanta before coming to a stop near the Georgia Tech campus, a busy area that includes student housing, academic buildings and heavily traveled intersections.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about the driver or the vehicle to contact Cobb County police or Atlanta police. The investigation is ongoing, and officials said additional details would be released as they become available.
No further information about the suspect, the vehicle or the circumstances of the crash was immediately available Friday.