27-year-old Clayton Avery Dix ( Photo HCSO)
(Clarkesville)- A Dahlonega man faces numerous charges after a pursuit Saturday that started in western Habersham County and ran to just south of Helen.
According to a news release from the Habersham County Sheriff’s office, Sgt. Kris Hall of the HEAT Unit checked a red Ford Explorer at 73 mph on Ga. 255 Alternate, at 4:29 p.m. and attempted to pull him over for speeding.
The vehicle failed to yield and fled, with speeds reaching in excess of 100 mph at one point. Sgt. Hall attempted a PIT maneuver to stop the pursuit several times before entering White County, but the driver of the fleeing vehicle swerved in an attempt to run the sheriff’s vehicle off the road.
When the chase reached Ga. 75 at the Indian mound, Hall was able to get in front of the fleeing vehicle with another deputy and a Special Operations lieutenant right behind him. The lieutenant was able to PIT the vehicle on the bridge before Nora Mill to prevent the speeding driver from entering holiday traffic in downtown Helen.
The vehicle stopped by Sheriff’s Office PIT Maneuver south of Helen ( photo HCSO)
Sheriff’s office spokesperson Rob Moore said 27-year-old Clayton Avery Dix of Dahlonega was arrested and charged following the PIT maneuver. Dix, who was wanted in Lumpkin County for failure to appear, was also charged by Habersham County Sheriff’s Office with driving under the influence, reckless driving, fleeing and attempting to elude, two counts of driving on the wrong side of the road, failure to obey a stop sign, three counts of speeding, and defective tires.
