GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. — Police in Glynn County have arrested a driver accused of speeding through several neighborhoods, running stop signs and stop lights Wednesday morning, according to a Glynn County Sheriff's Office Facebook post.
The driver, Justin Stevens, faces 15 charges, including reckless driving and evading police.
The sheriff's office says the driver was initially "running" from the Glynn County Police Department. When the police department stopped their pursuit, the driver of a silver car continued to "speed and drive dangerously through neighborhoods, running stop signs and stop lights," the post states.
GCSO said deputies pitted and boxed in the vehicle in a "PIT maneuver" at the intersection of Georgia State Route 25 and Highway 17 in Brunswick.
Next, the post states that the driver led deputies on a foot chase through the woods behind the Cove at Fountain Lake Apartments.
“I was sitting here doing a car, changing the oil, and all I heard were cop sirens," said Rocket Lube employee Marvin Mitchell. "It was just ‘Zoom!’ Next thing I know, there’s two more coming by.”
Mitchell found himself with a bird's eye view of a high speed chase when it flew right past Rocket Lube.
“One sheriff went down through the light, turned around, came back through and went down toward McDonald’s, turned around and went right back this way," said Mitchell.
“Glad they caught him," said Mitchell. "He must be doing something that bad to run from the cops like that.”
All this commotion start with a traffic stop for speeding.
The Glynn County Police Department says an officer pulled the driver over for going 63 mph in a 45 mph along Highway 17.
Initially, he obeyed and pulled into a gas station.
After the officer used his PA system to tell him to move forward from the pumps, investigators say he took off.
Glynn County Police chased him for a while, but eventually pulled off for safety reasons with morning traffic picking up and construction zones interfering.
The Glynn County Sheriff’s Office took over, eventually arresting the driver about six-and-a-half miles away from the gas station where it all started.
“It was just wild," said Mitchell.
The sheriff's office says an investigation into the incident is ongoing, while Georgia State Patrol is investigating the crash.