A police chase on I-85 in Franklin County leads to charges for a Hall County man: Allen Nichols is 47 years old, from Flowery Branch. It’s a State Patrol chase that began with a reported hit-and-run wreck near the South Carolina state line. Nichols is facing counts that include driving under the influence of methamphetamine.
From WSB TV…
The driver of a car suspected in a hit-and-run crash was arrested after Georgia State Patrol Troopers forced him off into the median of Interstate 85.
At about 1 p.m. Sunday, Troopers from Post 52 in Hartwell responded to I-85 Northbound near mile marker 176 in an effort to locate a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash.
A Trooper located a car matching the description of the suspect vehicle, a black 2022 Chevrolet Spark, and attempted to perform a traffic stop.
After striking the cable barrier twice, the driver tried to enter the southbound lanes of I-85.
To end the pursuit, a Trooper used the front of his patrol car to strike the passenger side of the Chevrolet.
After being struck by the Trooper’s vehicle, the driver of the Chevrolet tried to reverse, but the Trooper struck the front of the Chevrolet with his patrol car.
Troopers were able to get the driver, Allen Gale Nichols, 47, of Flowery Branch, out of the car and take him into custody.
No one was injured during the pursuit and arrest.
Nichols will face multiple traffic charges including felony fleeing and driving under the influence of methamphetamine.