S.C. man drowns in lake he jumped in during high-speed chase through Georgia
Lake Hartwell (South Carolina Parks and Rec)
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ga. - A South Carolina man jumped into a lake and died Monday after leading Georgia deputies on a high speed-chase that ended when his car crashed.
Akeem O. Lukie of Greenwood, South Carolina, reportedly was pulled from Lake Hartwell on the Georgia-South Carolina state line before dawn Tuesday.
Sheriff’s deputies in Franklin County, Georgia had tried to pull over a Dodge Charger after the car sped on Interstate 85 at 125 mph. As deputies chased Lukie northbound, they say he hit another car on the bridge over Lake Hartwell and then hit the bridge guardrail.
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Deputies say Lukie then ran from the car and jumped into the lake from the bridge. Franklin County deputies say they saw Lukie trying to swim and threw him a rope to try to pull him out.
Deputies last saw Lukie going under the bridge. His body was recovered hours later in water 26 feet deep.
The car was registered to Lukie’s wife.