Cobb County patrol car lands on suspect's Jeep during chase through Midtown Atlanta

ATLANTA - A chase through Cobb County ended with a patrol car landing on the suspect's overturned vehicle in Midtown Atlanta on Tuesday night. 

Officials with the Cobb County Police Department tell FOX 5 the chase began after officers tried to stop a gray Jeep Gladiator near Sandtown Road and Hollyridge Drive.

According to investigators, the Jeep didn't stop, and tried to ram an officer with his vehicle, leaving to a chase that stretched through the county's streets onto the southbound lanes of the interstate and into Atlanta.

Officials say the driver hit two vehicles on Northside Drive near the intersection of 17th Street. The driver continued onto Howell Mill Road, hitting a third vehicle in the rear.

A Cobb County DUI Task Force Officer attempted a PIT maneuver to stop the Jeep, which caused the vehicle to roll over - leaving it on its roof with the patrol car on top of the vehicle.

Video from the scene shows the Jeep overturned with debris scattered across the roadway. Traffic in the area was shut down while officials worked to clear the scene.

The driver of the Jeep, identified as 50-year-old Dahlonega resident Robert Shirling was placed under arrest and taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for minor injuries.

Shirling is now in custody at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center facing charges of aggravated assault, fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, felony driving with a license suspended or revoked, failure to maintain a lane, and violation of a traffic control device.

The officer was part of the Cobb County MCS, which serves as a multi-jurisdictional task force targeting narcotics and other organized crime.