Crime & Safety

Police Chase Knocks Out Lights at Peachtree Corners-Area Intersection

The chase involved the Doraville Police Department.

A police chase involving the Doraville Police Department knocked out the traffic lights at a busy intersection near Peachtree Corners Tuesday afternoon.

The traffic lights at Peachtree Industrial and Jimmy Carter boulevards were out well into the evening after the suspect crashed into a pole around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, the AJC reported.

The suspect, who had felony warrants in Alabama and Louisiana, led police on a short chase that ended with the wreck. The man, whose name was not released, faces charges in Doraville and Gwinnett County.

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