Update: Valdosta PD Confirms More Details About Deadly Pursuit-Crash

Update: Valdosta PD Confirms More Details About Deadly Pursuit-Crash

VALDOSTA, GA – Local police confirmed more details with regards to a pursuit-turned-crash that ended in taking the life of a 23-year-old man Saturday. 

Police told WALB that the 23-year-old man, from Fayette, Missouri, was driving a White Ram truck when officers pulled him over at the intersection of Baytree Road and Jerry 

Jones around 2 a.m. Officers said they attempted to stop the man for reckless driving. The man declined to listen to authorities and kept driving, which prompted a pursuit. 

The chase ended when the Missouri man crashed his pickup truck at the 2100th block of Jerry Jones Drive. The driver and his dog with him perished as a result. 

The victim’s family has been notified of his passing. 

Reader’s Note: While the victim’s name was mentioned by the Valdosta Police Department and the initial source, our team has adopted a no-name policy with respect to drivers or victims of motor vehicle accidents or personal injury-related incidents. As such, our firm has chosen not to mention the man’s name in this news article. 

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