HAPEVILLE, Ga. — A couple says the teen accused of stealing two high-priced Porsche SUVs ran into them as he ran from police.
Officers say Nehemiah Brewer actually hit at least five cars as he raced away from deputies going in excess of 100 miles per hour.
Clarke Carter showed Channel 2’s Tom Jones where the stolen car hit his truck.
"Right there at the back. He just... that little tire scrap right there," he pointed out.
Carter said the black Porsche SUV ran into him as he and his wife traveled north on Interstate 75 near Interstate 285 in Clayton County last month.
"We felt a big bang. I thought we had a blowout at first," his wife Peggy said.
When they pulled over they learned their truck wasn't the only one hit.
"And we pulled over and instantly two other cars were pulling over that had been hit," the wife said.
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Deputies say a total of five cars had been hit by that speeding Porsche. And deputies say the Porsche had been stolen by 19-year-old Nehemiah Brewer.
Brewer and an accomplice are accused of stealing two Porsche SUVs worth a combined $200,000 from the Porsche headquarters in Hapeville last month.
Video shows one of the cars speeding away, almost hitting the driver who delivered them.
Officers said Brewer bragged about stealing the cars on Instagram. Before he was arrested, Clayton County deputies say he led them on a chase in one of the Porsches.
After he was arrested and released from the Fulton County jail on the theft charges, Clayton County deputies charged Brewer for the chase that hit those five drivers.
"While fleeing from the officer you drove your vehicle at a speed exceeding 100 mph. You're also charged with 10 other charges," Clayton County Magistrate Court Judge Sonyja George told Brewer as she read for the warrant.
Brewer faces reckless driving, felony obstruction, hit-and-run, driving on the wrong side
of the road and fleeing police, among other charges.
The Carters heard about Brewer bragging on social media.
"Criminals aren't very smart," Peggy Carter said.
Police are still searching for Brewer's accomplice. The judge gave Brewer a $20,000 bond.
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