One person is dead following a police pursuit that started in Chattanooga and ended in north Georgia, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
On Sunday, Chattanooga police responded to a report of an overdose in the 2000 block of Gunbarrel Road, a news release states.
When police arrived, the victim (and suspect) fled the scene. Chattanooga police pursued the suspect for a short period of time before calling off the pursuit, the release states.
Hamilton County Sheriff deputies attempted to stop the vehicle on East Brainerd Road, but were led on a pursuit south of Ooltewah Ringgold Road.
Deputies then pursued the vehicle into Catoosa County where it crashed. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.