Georgia woman high on synthetic pot steals, crashes police cruiser: cops
Emmerli Wilcoxson, 40, was arrested after she boosted a Cobb County police cruiser and crashed it on an Atlanta highway during a high-speed pursuit on Sunday, authorities said.
A Georgia woman was high on synthetic marijuana when she boosted a police car and led cops on a high-speed chase before causing a four-car crash on a busy highway, authorities said.
The wild ordeal unfolded after Cobb County cops stopped Emmerli Wilcoxson on an Atlanta street because she matched the description of a woman reportedly armed in the area on Sunday, WSB-TV reported.
But Wilcoxson, 40, managed to jump into the marked police car during the stop and sped away on Interstate 75, cops said.
“We saw two police cars coming. They were going at a high rate of speed. We tried to get out of the way,” one witness, William Michael Jones, told the news station.
Emmerli Wilcoxson, 40, was allegedly high on synthetic marijuana when she boosted a police cruiser in Atlanta on Sunday.Emmerli Wilcoxson, 40, was allegedly high on synthetic marijuana when she boosted a police cruiser in Atlanta on Sunday.PreviousNextEmmerli Wilcoxson, 40, was allegedly high on synthetic marijuana when she boosted a police cruiser in Atlanta on Sunday. Emmerli Wilcoxson was arrested after she crashed the stolen police cruiser on a Georgia highway. Wilcoxson was treated for head trauma after the accident and booked in Cobb County Jail, where she was waiting to be charged for stealing a police car and crashing it on a highway during a high-speed chase. Enlarge
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“I told my wife, ‘They’re going to wreck — they’re going too fast!’”
Police say Wilcoxson was driving as fast at 130 mph before she slammed the stolen cruiser into the rear end of a Chevy Cavalier — causing the two cars to hit two more vehicles before crashing into a concrete partition.
The driver of the Cavalier was treated for serious injuries to his lower body.
Emergency workers transported Wilcoxson to a local hospital, where she was treated for head trauma, before she was booked in the Cobb County Jail on Monday.
It was not immediately clear what charges she faced.
jkemp@nydailynews.com
Emmerli Wilcoxson, 40, was arrested after she boosted a Cobb County police cruiser and crashed it on an Atlanta highway during a high-speed pursuit on Sunday, authorities said.
A Georgia woman was high on synthetic marijuana when she boosted a police car and led cops on a high-speed chase before causing a four-car crash on a busy highway, authorities said.
The wild ordeal unfolded after Cobb County cops stopped Emmerli Wilcoxson on an Atlanta street because she matched the description of a woman reportedly armed in the area on Sunday, WSB-TV reported.
But Wilcoxson, 40, managed to jump into the marked police car during the stop and sped away on Interstate 75, cops said.
“We saw two police cars coming. They were going at a high rate of speed. We tried to get out of the way,” one witness, William Michael Jones, told the news station.
Emmerli Wilcoxson, 40, was allegedly high on synthetic marijuana when she boosted a police cruiser in Atlanta on Sunday.Emmerli Wilcoxson, 40, was allegedly high on synthetic marijuana when she boosted a police cruiser in Atlanta on Sunday.PreviousNextEmmerli Wilcoxson, 40, was allegedly high on synthetic marijuana when she boosted a police cruiser in Atlanta on Sunday. Emmerli Wilcoxson was arrested after she crashed the stolen police cruiser on a Georgia highway. Wilcoxson was treated for head trauma after the accident and booked in Cobb County Jail, where she was waiting to be charged for stealing a police car and crashing it on a highway during a high-speed chase. Enlarge
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“I told my wife, ‘They’re going to wreck — they’re going too fast!’”
Police say Wilcoxson was driving as fast at 130 mph before she slammed the stolen cruiser into the rear end of a Chevy Cavalier — causing the two cars to hit two more vehicles before crashing into a concrete partition.
The driver of the Cavalier was treated for serious injuries to his lower body.
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Emergency workers transported Wilcoxson to a local hospital, where she was treated for head trauma, before she was booked in the Cobb County Jail on Monday.
It was not immediately clear what charges she faced.
jkemp@nydailynews.com
