MORGAN COUNTY
Two South Carolina men were arrested by Morgan County deputies on multiple charges following a police pursuit that began on I-20 and ended in the Madison Drug Company parking lot on the evening of Sept. 2.
Zecorian Tiyan Davis, 26, of Newberry, S.C., faces charges of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, obstruction, DUI, driving while license suspended, possession of a controlled substance, reckless driving and speeding (120 mph in a 70-mph zone).
His passenger, Andre Daniels, 26, of Ridge, Springs, S.C., faces two counts of obstruction. According to reports, Deputy Thomas Ptak saw a silver Nissan Altima traveling westbound at speeds in excess of 100 mph in the area of milepost 121.
Ptak gave chase but the Altima driven by Davis accelerated beyond 120 mph.
Ptak notified dispatch, and Davis left the interstate at Exit 114 after nearly colliding with a vehicle, which he avoided by passing in the right shoulder emergency lane.
According to reports, Davis ran the red light at the top of the ramp and headed toward Madison on Hwy 441 at speeds in excess of 100 mph.
As Davis approached the city of Madison, police officer Mike Maxwell deployed spike strips to end the pursuit but was unsuccessful.
Due to increased traffic and the heavily populated downtown area, Ptak eased off just before noticing a large cloud of dust going through the intersections on Madison Square.
According to Ptak’s account, citizens told him that a Black male ran between the Madison Drug Company building and a residence, but a Madison police officer was able to capture the subject, who was later identified as Daniels.
A Madison firefighter told Ptak that another black male wearing a grey shirt left the driver’s seat of the Altima and ran up Thomason Street.
Sgt. Christopher Lash then arrived at the scene with Davis in custody, and the firefighter identified him as the man he saw get out of the Altima.
Ptak said that Davis had bloodshot eyes and a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. Davis vomited in the parking lot of the drugstore.
Davis told Ptak that he was not driving the vehicle, but Ptak told him he had seen him behind the wheel during the chase.
Daniels told Ptak that he had been asleep when the chase started and begged Davis to pull over and let him get out, but Davis would not stop. He also said Davis told him he would kill him if he did not flee the scene of the subsequent wreck, according to the report.
The Georgia State Patrol was contacted and the accident scene was turned over to them. An inventory of the Altima revealed a white pill believed to be Tramadol.
Both subjects were later transported to the Morgan County jail by deputies.