Suspects Identified in Deadly Crash During Police Chase

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The Georgia State Patrol has released the names of two suspects involved in a fatal crash stemming from a high-speed chase involving local police.

One suspect, identified as 16-year-old Ladarrius McSwain of Atlanta, was the passenger killed in the wreck. Patrol spokesperson Franka Young state said charges are pending for fellow Atlanta resident Tora Glennis E. Gordon, 23, who was behind the wheel.

The two men were in an Acrua heading westbound on Highway 92 west of Wade Green Road at “high rate of speed when the driver lost control of the car in a curve, traveled across the eastbound lanes, hit a curb, overturned and hit a retaining wall,” the state agency previously told Patch.

While the 16-year-old did not survive his wreck, Gordon was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital for treatment.

The charges are pending further investigation by the Georgia State Patrol’s Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team team, Young stated. 

The two suspects and the vehicle were identified as possibly connected to a burglary in progress call at True Religion Brand Jeans, which is located at the Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta.

Woodstock police spokesperson Brittany Duncan said officers were dispatched to the store, located on Ridgewalk Parkway around 4:43 a.m. Monday.

The suspects involved allegedly “fled from the scene after security approached them,” she said.

A description of three vehicles involved was given to patrol units. Duncan stated one of the vehicle was “spotted driving erratically,” almost striking two other vehicles, before exiting Interstate 575 at Highway 92.

Officers attempted to catch up to the car during the chase along the thoroughfare before the accident occurred. Duncan added officers continue to follow up on leads and gather information about the two additional vehicles allegedly involved in the incident.

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