MACON, Ga. — A Georgia woman died early Saturday morning after a crash into a big rig during a police chase.
According to Georgia State Police and information from WMAZ as well as Chief Deputy Coroner Lonnie Miley, 21-year-old Blyth Minshew from Macon was pronounced dead following the crash.
GSP said a trooper observed a vehicle traveling 83 mph in a 30 mph zone on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Bibb County, around 2:40 a.m. Saturday.
The trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver failed to yield to emergency equipment and fled, leading to a police chase, according to officials.
During the chase, the vehicle was traveling on Mercer University Drive and approaching the Interstate 75 southbound exit ramp, GSP said.
According to GSP, a semi-truck hauling three vehicles entered the intersection on a green traffic signal and began turning onto Mercer University Drive.
The fleeing vehicle failed to stop and collided with the semi-truck, officials said.
Minshew suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead, GSP said. The semi-truck driver was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, according to officials.
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