Police Release Names of Men Charged in I-285 Chase

Police released the names on Saturday of two men arrested in connection with an armed robbery that ended in a wreck on I-285 East following a police chase Friday afternoon.

The two Atlanta men are Daniel Travis, 19, and Dontravous Lamont Williams, 18, said Curtis Davenport, an Atlanta police spokesman. They have been charged, but he said he didn't have the charges.

Sandy Springs police arrested the armed robbery suspect after he fled the scene of the crash and ran into the woods. The other man in the car was taken at the scene.

Atlanta police were on the lookout Friday afternoon for a car connected to a residential burglary in Atlanta’s Zone 2. A shotgun or rifle was reportedly taken in the burglary. Davenport confirmed to Buckhead Patch that the burglary occurred in Buckhead Trace.

Atlanta police saw a car that matched the description and chased it, according to police. The car drove north on Ga. 400 and exited onto I-285 East. The driver lost control near the Peachtree-Dunwoody exit, and the car spun around and was struck broadside by an oncoming vehicle at about 2pm.

One man in the car fled on foot into the nearby woods. Police searched for about 25 minutes until a Sandy Springs police dog apprehended the suspect near Lake Hearn Drive and Peachtree-Dunwoody Road. That suspect was treated for dog bites. The other man in the car was injured in the crash and taken to Grady Hospital. His condition was unclear Saturday.