Car flies over guardrail during deadly street racing crash near Helen

UNION COUNTY, Ga. — One driver is dead, another injured, and a third is under arrest. Investigators suspect it all started with street racing.

The Georgia State Patrol says a trooper patrolling the Blood Mountain/Richard Russell Scenic Bypass area tried to pull over two cars speeding in Union County on Saturday. Both drivers took off.

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A Dodge Challenger went South and a Mitsubishi Lancer went North. The Trooper wend after the Mitsubishi.

The driver lost control in a curve on SR 17. Investigators say the Mitsubishi slammed head on into a Nissan Murano.

The Mitsubishi went over the guardrail and down an embankment. The driver of the Mitsubishi died. The State Patrol identified him as Rhyan Coley Davis, 37, of Gainesville.

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The 65-year-old driver of the Nissan was taken to the hospital.

As troopers investigated the crash they learned a Challenger crashed in Helen. The driver was identified as Qayyim Yah Yah Ali, 23, of Philadelphia, PA.

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Ali was arrested and taken to the Union County Jail.

The Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team is assisting in the investigation.

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