A Florida man led a Georgia State Trooper (GSP) on a high-speed chase in Pierce and Ware counties March 21 until the motorcycle he was riding malfunctioned, the GSP said.
Jonathan Robert Arroyo, 33, of Kissimmee, FL, was apprehended near mile marker 2 on U.S. Highway 84 in Waycross when his 2005 Suzuki GSX 1300 rolled to a halt near the intersection of McQuaig Street and Plant Avenue.
Arrowo, who was on felony parole for an aggravated assault in Florida, was charged with reckless driving and felony fleeing as a result of the chase, the GSP said.
PFC Dallas Harper with the GSP observed a motorcyclist traveling at a high rate of speed near mile marker 2 on U.S. Highway 84 in Pierce County and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. Rather than slowing to a stop, the motorcyclist accelerated and initiated a pursuit west bound from Pierce County into Ware.
A portion of the chase was captured on video and placed on social media by a motorist sitting at the traffic light at the intersection of Midway Church Road and U.S. Highway 84 in Pierce County. When the light changed, the motorist followed the path of the fleeing motorcycle and Harper into Ware County. The chase ended when the motorcycle rolled to a stop allowing Harper to apprehend the rider.
Waycross Police Department personnel were alerted to the chase nearing the city, but arrived on the scene to find Arroyo on the ground and in custody of Harper, WPD Major-Assistant Chief Danny Hampton said.
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