Georgia gas station standoff leads prices to hit $1.14, causing major lines and police involvement

A back-and-forth price battle between an Amoco and the Sunoco beside it in Powder Springs, Georgia, briefly drove regular gas down to $1.14 a gallon.

For Wartanna Haywood, the markdown turned a typical $90 fill-up for her truck into a $15 stop, though the rush drew police attention, according to WSB-TV.

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The Amoco and neighboring Sunoco on Marietta Street kept lowering prices against each other, drawing large numbers of Cobb County drivers.

With cars backing up into the street, Powder Springs police temporarily shut off access to the pumps…

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