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Two killed after chase with Georgia State Patrol on I-20, troopers say

It happened early Friday morning when a trooper tried to stop a Jeep for speeding on I-85 at Cleveland Avenue, according to Georgia State Patrol.

ATLANTA — Two people are dead after being ejected from a vehicle during a police chase on Friday, Georgia State Patrol says.

This all happened early Friday morning when a trooper tried to stop a Jeep for speeding on I-85 at Cleveland Avenue.

That's when the driver led the trooper on a chase, which continued onto I-75 before the Jeep exited onto Edgewood Avenue. Georgia State Patrol adds that a passenger exited from the vehicle as it was still moving.

The driver then continued back onto I-75 and exited again on I-20, where GSP says the trooper performed a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle, causing the two remaining people in the Jeep to be ejected.

GSP says troopers at the scene performed life-saving measures but both people were pronounced dead on the scene.

Troopers add that an automatic weapon was recovered on the scene.  

The Georgia State Patrol Troop C Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team and Office of Professional Standards are also investigating, according to officials.

    

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