High speed chase
Just in case you were in Mountain City on Tuesday and saw the end of a high speed chase,
According to city of Clayton police dept an officer with the Dillard police dept had identified a stolen vehicle traveling southbound towards Clayton.
As the officer from Dillard followed the vehicle into Clayton an officer with the city of Clayton police followed as well ,after the vehicle was pulled over in what was described as a suspicious manner the city of Clayton police officer approached the vehicle. After first complying with officers instruction the driver of the stolen vehicle speed off traveling northbound towards mtn city after reaching speeds of 85 mph the chase ended after the driver and passenger abandoned their vehicle in a hay field in mtn city
After a brief confrontation at a house off of super bowl lane the suspects were arrested and transported to the Rabun County Detention Center.