The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office reported that an SUV packed with 10 students who had been suspected of breaking into automobiles was pursued through Middle Georgia until it hit a power pole on Thursday.
The children range in age from 11 to 17, authorities said. The 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer had been reported stolen Wednesday, the coroner’s office confirmed. Four persons involved in the fall were flown to an Atlanta doctor, including a 14-year-old, two 13-year-olds and a 12-year-old — all boys.
Around 1:30 a.m., representatives received a call about trucks being broken into on Lamar Road, according to the sheriff’s company, and deputies located the vehicle on Napier Avenue a couple miles away. They tried to pull over the car, but the pilot did not stop, and a quest ensued.
Finally, the Georgia State Patrol joined the fight when it reached Mercer University Drive, the prosecutor’s office said. The pursuit was ended by a fall into a power pole at the crossroads with Burton Avenue after a PIT maneuver was then performed on the car.
The 17-year-old vehicle tried to run away but was apprehended by law enforcement, authorities said. Therefore, as soon as the car was full, the deputies worked quickly to remove the people.
One female customer, even 17, was pulled out and was said to be firm, according to the sheriff’s department. The remaining people had to be extricated. The boys traveled to Atlanta were in critical condition, while an 11-year-old son was taken to a Macon-area medical with wounds that were not considered lethal, authorities said.
Three other kids, age 12, 13 and 14, were taken to a youth detention facility, where they face a cost of fraud by receiving stolen property and entering vehicle, according to the sheriff’s department. The vehicle was taken to the Bibb County Jail, where he was being detained on suspicion of fraud after receiving a stolen vehicle. If the female passenger was facing charges, it was n’t immediately known.
People with information is asked to call the Bibb coroner’s office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.
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