ATLANTA — Police in Atlanta released video showing the end of a police chase where they worked with Georgia State Patrol to stop a car that had been street racing.
The video, posted to Twitter, shows the end of the case from a police helicopter. Video shows a white Ford Mustang leaving the scene of a street race and continuing until officers used their own vehicles to stop it.
Street Racers...
— Atlanta Police Department (@Atlanta_Police) March 20, 2022
"When your car insurance doesn't know how you got that body damage." pic.twitter.com/CA5uRv862E
Police initially were called to reports of criminal street racing on March 17, WSB-TV reported. The video shows a trooper performing a PIT maneuver, which caused the suspect to spin out.
Two troopers then used their cruisers to pin the Mustang against a curb, before officers pulled the driver out of the car and handcuffed him.
The driver has not been identified, but WSB-TV reported that police will charge him with fleeing and attempting to elude, reckless stunt driving and reckless driving. Police told the station the suspect is an organizer and promoter involved in a criminal street racing group.
When they posted the video, Atlanta police joked on Twitter saying, “When your car insurance doesn’t know how you got that body damage.”
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