LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. — Officials with the Georgia State Patrol confirm a local police chief was killed during a high-speed chase Saturday night.
NBC affiliate WSAV in Savannah, Georgia reports Ludowici Police Chief Frank McClelland Jr. died while responding to the incident.
According to reports, a Liberty County deputy tried to stop 23-year-old Daniel Hill's car at around 7 p.m. on Leroy Coffer Highway.
Hill reportedly refused to stop, leading authorities on a high-speed chase that reached speeds of up to 100 mph through Liberty County and into Long County.
Police said McClelland tried to stop traffic during the chase, when Hill hit and killed him. That's where Hill lost control of his car and hit another motorcyclist.
Authorities arrested Hill and charged him with two counts of murder and vehicular homicide, and DUI.
