High-Speed Police Chase Ends In Crash In Canton

CANTON, GA — A Gainesville man has been charged with a slew of offenses following a high-speed chase that ended with a collision late Saturday in Cherokee County.

A deputy with the Cherokee Sheriff's Office observed a Ford Mustang traveling northbound on Interstate 575 at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour around 9 p.m. Sept. 29. Cherokee Sheriff's Office spokesperson Jay Baker said the deputy tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver refused to pull over.

The chase continued and the driver exited at the S.R. 20/Cumming Highway interchange and continued to travel eastbound. Baker said the vehicle was on Cumming Highway just east of Brooke Park Drive near Canton Marketplace when the driver, identified as Ethan Brock Vance, 24, lost control of the Mustang and crashed the vehicle. Vance and a passenger inside the vehicle were not injured.

The vehicle of the deputy pursuing Vance crashed into the embankment next to the Mustang, which was reported stolen out of Gainesville. Baker said the sheriff's deputy was transported to Northside Hospital Cherokee for treatment of minor injuries, and has been released from the facility.

Vance is charged with attempting to elude police, three counts of striking a fixed object, two counts of felony theft by receiving stolen property, reckless driving, eight counts of erratic lane change, plate used to conceal identity, speeding, failure to maintain lane and five counts of failure to obey traffic control device.

He was transported to the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center with a $19,692.50 bond.

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Photo: Ethan Brock Vance. Credit: Cherokee Sheriff's Office