Around 10 p.m., a trooper reported he was chasing a silver Ford Fusion on I-75 north. The trooper said the vehicle may have been stolen out of Chattanooga. The trooper pursued at speeds of more than 120 mph. The trooper knocked the vehicle off the road with a PIT maneuver, and the vehicle traveled into the median, overturned, and then struck a tree, entrapping all three people inside. Passengers Phillip Jackson, 32, and Tiffany T. Bingham, 42, were killed in the crash. Social media reports said the alleged driver, Quentin Alonzo or Hix, 30, was also killed, but news reports said he was taken to Erlanger, a hospital in Chattanooga.
Victim's Name: Phillip Jackson
Agency Responsible: Georgia State Patrol
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race: Black
Date of Death: June 11, 2020
County: Whitfield
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Vehicle
Weapon: vehicle