Grice Connect has been reporting on a car crash that occurred Saturday morning, December 3 at approximately 2:00 a.m. The driver crashed his car into the GS Centennial Place student housing complex. The impact of the crash was so severe that GS housing decided to evacuate an entire wing of the complex temporarily displacing 134 students.
On Monday, December 5, the Statesboro Police Department (SPD) released more information on the crash, along with dashcam video showing the moments which led up to the impact of the crash.
The attempted traffic stop
According to the release, an an SPD patrol officer was located on Chandler Road and enroute to a fight call on Olympic Blvd in Statesboro. Upon approaching the intersection of Chandler Road and Plant Drive, she observed a dark Chevrolet Impala northbound on Chandler Road driving at a high rate of speed and straddling both lanes of travel.
As the vehicle passed the officer she turned around on the Impala, which had continued northbound on Chandler Road. The Impala turned into the parking lot of Centennial Place Dorms at which point the officer activated her emergency lights to conduct a traffic stop.
By the time she was able to get in behind the violator vehicle, it was at the other end of the parking lot directly in front of the entrance to Centennial Place. The driver then drove into the exterior wall of the building.
The officer, observing the crash, immediately acted to extricate the driver, later identified as Landun Brock (21 years old, Commerce, Ga), with the assistance of pedestrians who had witnessed the crash.
Brock was transported to East Georgia Regional Medical Center with minor injuries and was later released into the custody of SPD officers.
He was transported to the Bulloch County Jail and charged with the following: DUI (less safe), Reckless Driving, Possession of Marijuana (misdemeanor), Giving False Information to Law Enforcement, Failure to Maintain Lane, Driving without a Valid License, and Adult Seatbelt violation.
The investigation into whether or not the vehicle was legally in the possession of Brock was turned over to GSUPD as it was last noted by its legal owner on GSU property.
SPD officers handled the traffic crash and traffic charges.
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