The below narrative is an edited summary of the Trooper's Report:
On February 7, 2022, at approximately 1345 hours, I was on patrol in the area of Interstate 85 South at Buford Drive. I was operating my Kustom Signals Pro Laser 3. I observed a dark color Chevrolet Malibu switch from behind a Ford Mustang in the #2 lane into the #3 lane while traveling at a high rate of speed. I activated my laser, aimed it at the front of the vehicle, and received an audible tone along with a digital display of 91 mph in a posted 70 mph zone. I maintained visual contact with the vehicle after it passed my location. Upon finding the Chevrolet Malibu, I immediately activated my emergency lights and siren. The driver of the Chevrolet Malibu moved to the left shoulder and stopped.
I exited my patrol vehicle and approached the driver’s side of the violator’s car to speak with them. Upon my approach I was met by a black female with dreadlocks. I asked the female driver to step out of the vehicle for identification purposes. The violator complied and step to the front of my patrol vehicle where I asked her to write down her name and date of birth on my notepad and license number if she knew it. The violator provided the name of COREY'ONNA LEWIS. I had the violator seat back in her vehicle due to the cool weather because she was wearing shorts.
Upon returning to my patrol vehicle, I entered the information provided by the violator into GCIC query by name and date of birth. Troop C Communications provided a picture to my email of the persons information I had requested. After seeing the picture, the image did not match the driver that I was out with. I exited my patrol vehicle to see if the driver would change her story if I told her that nothing came back on the information she provided. The driver refused to change her story and said that the information I had was her and that she has the license at home. After returning to my patrol vehicle and checking multiple leads I was convinced that the information she gave wasn't her. I asked for a supervisor and requested him to respond to my location and aid me.
Shortly after my supervisor arrived on scene.
He approached my driver side and I showed him the picture of the female that came back on the information provided by the violator. As I was explaining the situation, the violator placed her foot on the brakes just as my supervisor noticed it. The violator fled by putting the vehicle in drive and aggressively accelerating initiating a pursuit. The violator almost struck another vehicle that was traveling in the second lane from the left as she recklessly moved from the left shoulder across several lanes of traffic. I activated my siren and pursued after the violator. I notified Troop C Communications that I was now in active pursuit. I was unable to get directly behind the violator but was able to maintain visual as the violator drove recklessly through traffic. The violator traveled across several lanes of traffic and was driving on the right shoulder to pass traffic. The violator continued to drive recklessly at over 130 miles per hour down Interstate 85 South for several miles before exiting on to the Interstate 85 South Collector-Distributor Lanes.
The violator maintained her reckless driving as she exited Sugarloaf Parkway. The violator failed to slow down for the red traffic signal at the bottom of the ramp. Upon approach the violator showed no regard for the red light and approaching traffic as she just traveled dangerously out in the intersection as she made an immediate right turn onto Sugarloaf Parkway. The violator traveled at dangerous speeds as she aggressively maneuvered through heavy traffic for several miles on Sugarloaf Parkway. The violator then made a right onto Old Peachtree Road and continued traveling at a high rate of speed while weaving in and out of traffic.
As we approached the intersection of Old Peachtree Road and Cross Pointe Way, the violator traveled into the turning lane and began to make a slow and wide U-turn. I pulled forward into the path in an attempt to block the path of the violator. The violator tried to drive around my patrol vehicle and that is when I drove forward and made contact with the violators vehicle with enough force to push it up on the sidewalk disabling it. I then pinned the driver’s door with my push bumper.
I notified Troop C Communications that I had one female in custody and that I needed Gwinnett Fire for the smoking vehicle.
Upon the arrival of responding units, I was able to identify the suspect by her name and date of birth as. The violator was checked out on scene by Gwinnett EMS and then taken to Gwinnett Northside for her injuries. The violator was transported to the Gwinnett County Jail where she was released to jail staff without incident. The black Chevrolet Malibu was released to Willard’s Wrecker Service. The incident was digitally recorded on WatchGuard 4RE in-car system.