High speed chase leaves man dead on Highway 80 near Fulton Road in Columbus
A fatal motor vehicle crash overnight during a high speed chase is under investigation, coroner officials confirmed this morning.
The chase, with speeds in excess of 130 miles per hour, came to a crash when the driver of the vehicle Georgia State Patrol was chasing lost control and crossed the median into oncoming traffic on rural Highway 80 at Macon Road/Fulton Road, Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said this morning.
The chase and crash occurred on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 9:30 P.M.
The passenger of the fleeing vehicle, identified as 19-year-old Andrew Miles Hardie, was pronounced dead at 2:30 A.M., Bryan added. An autopsy will be performed due to charges being filed.
This is the second fatal crash during a Georgia State Patrol chase in 6 days in Muscogee County/Columbus. The first fatal crash during a chase occurred on 17th Street at 10th Avenue and left an innocent woman deceased.
