COWETA COUNTY, Ga. — A chase on Interstate 85 ended with a crash that ejected two children from a SUV, according to Georgia State Patrol.
Niesha Jackson is accused of leading a Coweta County deputy and GSP troopers on a high-speed chase Sunday.
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The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office says the deputy spotted a white Kia Sportage going 105 mph on I-85 and tried to pull the driver over.
That’s when the driver, who was later identified as Jackson, took off in a “reckless manner” and topped speeds of 120 mph. The deputy says Jackson was going between all lanes and passing other drivers.
State troopers took over the chase 10 miles later and performed a PIT maneuver near mile marker 53. Jackson’s SUV went off the shoulder area and hit an embankment and trees, according to troopers.
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The impact caused the SUV to overturn and ejected a 6-year-old and 10-year-old girl, who was airlifted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.
According to the report, three other children were also inside the SUV and none of them were in child safety seats. GSP says they had minor injuries and were taken by ambulance to the children’s hospital.
GSP told Channel 2 on Wednesday that the 10-year-old girl is still recovering at the hospital. The other children have been released.
Jackson faces charges of fleeing/attempting to elude a police officer, speeding, serious injury by vehicle, improper turn, no proof of insurance and not wearing a seatbelt, according to Coweta County jail records.
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