Police caught a 33-year-old man driving on a highway at least 131 mph in Georgia before he crashed his car.
The driver at the time was evading the police on Ga. 400 in Alpharetta.
The Volvo he was driving then crashed into a concrete median and flipped over a guardrail, said the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety Facebook post.
“He tried to exit at McFarland Pkwy but was going too fast, went airborne across McFarland, hit the concrete median, and flipped over the guardrail,” said an Alpharetta officer. Incredibly, the driver survived, with the officer saying, “He was able to walk out.”
The driver was charged with driving under the influence (DUI), having an open container of alcohol in the car, reckless driving, speeding, and fleeing from and eluding law enforcement.
“While this driver is facing several charges, we’re so very thankful we didn’t have to deliver a fatality notification to his, or anyone else’s family,” reads the post, “One of our DUI Officers clocked this Volvo traveling 131 mph (not a typo), heading north on GA400 through Alpharetta near Haynes Bridge Road early this morning. Our officer tried to catch up and stop the car, but once the driver saw the blue lights, he accelerated faster.”
They concluded by asking people to be careful: “Folks, please talk to your friends and family, share this post, and be careful out there.”
Some Facebook users commented positively on the sturdiness of the car, to which Alpharetta DPS later commented jokingly, “Volvo Cars—If your sales increase this weekend because of our post, please send referral checks to the Alpharetta DPS Public Affairs Office.”
Woman Escaping Police Hit by a Car While Fleeing for Second Time
Another person who tried to escape from a police cruiser in New Jersey was hit by a car in Burlington County, police said.
It happened at about 11 p.m. on Friday. The driver involved was identified as 33-year-old Danielle Colon, of Camden, New Jersey.
However, while handcuffed and in the back of a police vehicle, she found a way to escape from the police car and tried running away into oncoming traffic, reported 6abc.
Colon was hit by an oncoming car on Route 73 in Maple Shade, New Jersey. After being hit, she tried to run away again.
She was taken to a hospital and listed in stable condition with a leg injury.
Colon had initially been stopped for a pedestrian offense. She was reportedly recognized by the officer as someone who was wanted for another offense and taken into custody. She is facing charges related to drugs, resisting arrest, escape, and obstruction.
No officers were injured.
