A man suspected of driving more than 130 mph while intoxicated is recovering following a high-speed crash on Ga. 400, authorities said.
An Alpharetta police officer clocked 33-year-old Christopher Brock Jackson driving north near Haynes Bridge Road at 131 mph Saturday morning, the department said in a Facebook post.
The officer turned on his siren and tried to catch up to the driver, but police said the man accelerated when he saw the blue lights.
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Jackson tried to exit onto McFarland Parkway, but was driving too fast and lost control, police said.
The Volvo went airborne before striking a concrete median and flipping over a guard rail, police said. Luckily, the man was able to walk away from the wreck.
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Jackson was charged with driving under the influence, driving with an open container, reckless driving, speeding, and fleeing and eluding law enforcement. He did not have a mug shot taken.
“While this driver is facing several charges, we’re so very thankful we didn’t have to deliver a fatality notification to his, or anyone else’s family,” the department said in its post.
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