A Georgia agency says the number of highway chases involving state law enforcement officers jumped dramatically in 2020, resulting in hundreds of injuries and a few deaths.
According to a report by the state Department of Public Safety, the Georgia State Patrol and officers from other state agencies took part in more than 1,200 pursuits statewide last year.
That’s almost double the number of chases in 2019 and the highest total in the past five years, WTOC-TV reported.
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