HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A Hampton man was arrested after leading Hall County Sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase in a stolen SUV on Interstate 985 Thursday morning.
Authorities said Raphel Isiah Collins, 30, was driving a stolen 2017 Hyundai Sante Fe at speeds of 106 mph, weaving through traffic and using the emergency lane to overtake vehicles. Deputies attempted to stop him near Exit 12, but he continued to flee, eventually exiting the interstate at Mundy Mill Road where he was apprehended.
The pursuit began around 9:15 a.m. when a deputy conducting speed enforcement near Exit 8/Friendship Road spotted the SUV speeding northbound, the sheriff’s office said. Collins ignored the deputy’s attempts to stop him, even after deflating a tire by hitting a curb…