Army identifies soldier in chase that wrecked 4 cop cars
Morris News Service
Thursday, May 14, 2009 6:16 a.m.

FORT STEWART, Ga. -- The Army has identified a Fort Stewart soldier suspected of triggering a police chase down Interstate 95 that resulted in four McIntosh County sheriff's deputies crashing their patrol cars Saturday.

Spc. James J. Williams of the 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 3rd Infantry Brigade was detained on post Tuesday as a cooperative investigation by the Army and McIntosh Sheriff's Office continued in the case.

Williams hadn't been charged with any crimes, Fort Stewart spokesman Kevin Larson said. He is an electronics technician assigned to the unit since June 2008.

The Army said it has identified Williams as the suspect who drove a motorcycle at speeds deputies said reached 100 mph in the chase that began Saturday afternoon on the post. Pursuit began when military police attempted to stop Williams for speeding and reckless driving, Larson said.

Williams drove off post and turned onto I-95 where police from several agencies gave chase.

In McIntosh County deputies pursuing Williams crashed, totaling four police cruisers and blocking I-95 traffic.

From the Thursday, May 14, 2009 online edition of The Augusta Chronicle
Reader Comments
Note: Comments are not edited and don't represent the views of The Augusta Chronicle. Please read our full comments policy. To report a post that may be inappropriate, click the icon.
Your comment will be attributed to
YOUR MESSAGE:
You have 1200 characters left.


advertisement

advertisement

TopJobs


Augusta-area Top Jobs
-ALL LOCAL- Material Hauler Call (706)868-6800 Full Benefits Package! Pro Resources $185 J#184 FULL TIME! CDL | MVR Handling only local driving jobs - year round! $15 | hr - Hiring Now! (more)
Construction Labor $13-15 | hr on-site work. Call (706)868-6800 Full time Permanent Work Pro Resources $185 J#309 INTERVIEWING NOW! (more)
Forklift Warehouse $-13 | hr Load & unload freight onto trucks. Call 706.868.6800 Full time position with full benefits package. Pro Resources $185 J#3414 Job located in West Augusta! (more)


© 2009 The Augusta Chronicle|Terms of service|About our ads|Help|Contact us|Subscribe|Local business listings


shopping & services

What:
Where:



advertisement