Police: Vehicle fleeing officers hits another, killing 2
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Authorities say a vehicle fleeing police in suburban Atlanta collided with another vehicle, killing two occupants.
Gwinnett County Police spokesman Cpl. Deon Washington said in a statement early Friday morning that the incident started as a pursuit by Johns Creek police that crossed into Gwinnett County.
Washington says the fleeing vehicle "failed to yield" to police late Thursday night and collided with a second vehicle as it approached an intersection on Peachtree Parkway. The driver and passenger of the second vehicle were killed.
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Washington says the driver of the fleeing car faces DUI, drug charges and vehicular homicide charges. The passenger faces drug and gun charges. Both were taken to a hospital. The extent of their injuries wasn't known.
No identities were released, and no further information was immediately available.