
CUMMING -- One person was hospitalized and two were arrested following a brief chase Thursday evening that started when a deputy initiated a traffic stop on Buford Highway at Ronald Reagan Boulevard. According to Deputy Epifanio Rodriguez, a spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, as soon as the deputy activated his lights to stop the Mustang, the driver sped up and ran through a red light heading east on Buford Highway (Hwy. 20). As the Mustang went through the light against the signal, it struck another car in front of it, knocking it into a motorcycle that had started through the intersection. Although the motorcycle flipped, knocking the rider off, he told officers he was not injured, and was up and walking around the scene. The driver of the car that was hit was the person who was hospitalized. The extent of that person's injuries was not available, but officials did say they appeared not to be life threatening. As soon as the Mustang wrecked, one of the occupants jumped from the car and fled behind the nearby Hampton Inn, where he was caught by deputies. Rodriguez said the man was in possession of what officers believe to be methamphetamine when he was caught. A second person in the car was also taken into custody during the investigation, which is continuing.