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HENRY COUNTY:      7:12 PM.   Headland Police northbound on Highway 431 coming into the city limits of Abbeville. Speeds near 100 miles. Chased vehicle from Headland. Reports of two mattresses on top of vehicle that blew off during pursuit.

7:13 PM. Coming up on Highway 431 at old Hardee’s. Henry County Sheriff Department has taken over the chase.

7:13 PM.  The vehicle is on Ozark Road going towards Abbeville at speeds of 50 miles per hour. Vehicle went into the ditch and back on the roadway.

7:14 PM.  Passed All In Credit Union.

7:15 PM   Approaching red light. Blew the red light. Speeds 67 miles per hour.

7:15 PM    Approaching   Right at Shell station. Traffic light, Roads are damp.

7:16 PM   Northbound on Highway 95.  Passing Henry County Jail.

7:16 PM    Just blew stop sign, turned right on Highway 10. Speeds are 70 miles per hour. Slowing down at this time.

7:17 PM   Abbeville Police have joined the chase. Henry County Sheriff Department is still primary at speeds of 100 miles per hour.

7:18 PM  Passing County Road 102 at speeds of 100 miles per hour. Traffic light.

7:18 PM   Passing JP’s Store still east bound on Highway 10.

7:19 PM   Passed County Road 57 at speeds of 68 miles per hour.

7:20 PM  Clay County Georgia has been notified.

7:20 PM   Still east bound on Highway 10.

7:20 PM   Approaching County Road 113. Speeds over 90 miles per hour.

7:21 PM  Passed County Road 113.

7:22 PM   Passing vehicles in no passing zones.

7:22 PM   Coming up on Shorterville, speeds of 85 miles per hour.

7:22 PM  Passing Henry County Road 63.

7:23 PM   Passed a semi in no passing zone.

7:24 PM   Passing Henry County Road 91.

7:25 PM   Georgia State Patrol at line. Crossing into Georgia at this time. Clay County Sheriff Department taking over chase at this time.

7:26 PM   Passing Mockingbird Lane. Speeds of 92 miles per hour. Still eastbound on Highway 10. Swerving in front of Clay County Sheriff Deputies.

7:27 PM   Speeds of over 100 miles per hour, still eastbound on Highway 10.

Chase turned over to Georgia law enforcement. Alabama units following chase.

7:29 PM  Chase still eastbound passing mile marker 8 in Georgia.

7:30 PM   Speeds of 106 miles per hour. Henry County Sheriff Eric Blankenship in contact with officers.

7:31 PM   Clay County Sheriff Deputies attempted a pit but were unsuccessful. The Deputy did make contact with vehicle but the vehicle was able to get control and swerving into traffic in an effort to prevent another pit.

7:32 PM  Highway 27 and 1 in Georgia. Took a left on Highway 27, northbound in the southbound lane.

7:33 PM  Subject is now in northbound lanes of traffic as should be. Chase is continuing. Swerved again towars Clay County Sheriff Department vehicle.

7:36 PM    Henry County Sheriff Eric Blankenship reports a successful pit and subject is in custody.

UPDATED @ 8:00 PM

The subjects had a baby in the vehicle with them, running from multiple law enforcement officers, driving at triple digit speeds and swerving over into oncoming traffic. The law enforcement reported during the pursuit seeing others in the vehicle and did not know if they had a kidnapping or not.

UPDATED @ 9:38 PM

The driver was taken into custody. The female has not been taken into custody. The children are ok and safe.