Driver killed in Banks after brief chase
An investigation by the Georgia State Patrol continues after a man was killed when a Banks County Sheriff’s Office deputy briefly pursued him last week.
Sheriff Charles Chapman said the chase lasted less than 30 seconds in which Tommy L. Flynn, 28, lost control of his Mitsubishi 300GT as he tried to maneuver a curve on Hwy. 326.
The accident occurred at approximately 11 p.m. last Wednesday after a BCSO deputy noticed Flynn passing another vehicle in a no-pass zone. The deputy turned on his lights and made a U-turn to purse the vehicle which began fleeing.
The accident resulted in Flynn’s vehicle being torn in half when he collided with a Dodge Dakota pickup driven by 22-year-old James Brinkley of Danielsville.
Both Binkley and Debbie Patrick, 35, were hospitalized because of injuries suffered in the accident. Patrick was a passenger in Flynn’s vehicle and both were ejected during impact.
