Crime & Safety
Road Rage Chase, Complete With Gunshots, Leads to DeKalb County Accident
The driver whose vehicle left the roadway to escape the warring parties was not seriously injured, police said.
DeKalb County police are attempting to find the drivers involved in a road rage incident involving firearms in Tucker on Monday afternoon which left one SUV wrecked in a residential front yard.
According to WSB-TV, one driver was firing a weapon at the driver of another vehicle as the two were barreling down Bishop Drive. The driver of the SUV, which wasn’t involved in the chase, left the roadway to get out of the path of the chase and crashed into a fence at Bishop Drive and Cooledge Road. WSB-TV says the vehicle also destroyed a trampoline in the affected yard.
The driver of the crashed SUV suffered minor injuries but should be okay, police told the station.
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The investigation into the road rage chase continues; if you have information that can help police, please contact Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta by calling 404-577-TIPS (8477), texting “CSA Tip” to CRIMES (274637), or by submitting a tip online. All tips can be made anonymously.
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