Quick action by the Atlanta Police Department saved the life of an unconscious driver trapped in a crashed car on the night of Feb. 9. The officers encountered a locked Buick sedan and sprung into rescue mode, one officer breaking the passenger window with his baton at the corner of Peters and McDaniel Streets, sustaining a cut in the process; then, they laid the incapacitated man on the ground outside the vehicle, as revealed in body cam footage obtained by FOX 5 Atlanta. "Let's lay him on the ground," the officer's directive echoes through the footage.
Initial suspicions of an opioid overdose led the responding officers to administer Narcan, a lifesaving move—after the drug's application, the man regained consciousness, "He's good. He's starting to look around," noted an officer as the driver started to come to, as per FOX 5 Atlanta report. The Atlanta Police Department lauded the teamwork in a statement, calling the event a prime example of first responders working together, and successive medical attention was provided as the driver was taken to the hospital.
In a separate incident on March 11, a violent carjacking chase came to an end in Fayette County, where a 14-year-old suspect was arrested by deputies, as shown in footage from WSB-TV. Starting with the theft of a silver Honda Civic at gunpoint in DeKalb County the chase ensued as Deputy Fisher spotted and pursued the stolen vehicle along Highway 85 South and Stonewall Avenue with Deputy Akin leading the chase which saw the suspect crashing into road signs, mailboxes, and an SUV.
Upon the chase's conclusion, it became evident the minor was armed yet chose to surrender amidst a confining array of law enforcement; he faces a litany of charges including theft by receiving, fleeing, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a minor—further charges from DeKalb County are pending for the youth, whose identity remains undisclosed due to his age.
