Sandy Springs police release dashcam footage of a pursuit that ended with a PIT maneuver

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Sandy Springs Police arrested a 55-year-old Atlanta man and a 64-year-old Lilburn after a traffic stop in Roswell led to a PIT maneuver along Ga. 400.

In an incident report from the Roswell Police Department, an officer said that while traveling on Holcomb Bridge Road, he attempted a traffic stop on a Dodge Challenger with a handwritten “Tag Applied For” sign over the license plate.

The officer said that after activating his emergency lights, the Challenger made an abrupt turn, failed to yield to traffic and split turn lanes along Old Alabama Road.

After notifying dispatch, the Roswell officer wrote “per our department policy of not being allowed to chase on traffic charges, I notified dispatch that the car was fleeing eastbound on Holcomb Bridge Road, and that I was not in pursuit.”

A short time later, the Roswell officer was informed that Sandy Springs officers had performed a PIT maneuver on the vehicle at Ga. 400 and the Glenridge Connector. The officer also said he was told two male suspects, the driver and a passenger, were being held at gunpoint.

The Roswell officer arrived at the scene with the detained suspects, who were discovered to be convicted felons with active warrants. The officer said the Challenger was heavily damaged, and they found large amounts of ground beef and alcoholic beverages in the vehicle.

The Roswell officer said he secured warrants against the driver for attempting to elude, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane, improper lane changes and registration requirements.

The driver, a 55-year-old Atlanta man, was found to have felony warrants out of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office with one unknown charge from Rockdale County.

According to court records, the passenger, a 64-year-old Lilburn man, had warrants out of Sumter and Cobb counties, along with a local failure to appear charge.

County court records show Sandy Springs charged the Lilburn man with failure to appear and the Atlanta man with fleeing law enforcement and reckless driving.

The Roswell officer said the vehicle was impounded.