BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A man is dead after crashing his motorcycle in Brunswick following a high-speed chase Wednesday evening.
The crash happened around 5 p.m. at the intersection of New Jesup Highway and Community Road.
The incident originally involved law enforcement from Camden County, according to Glynn County Police Chief Jacques Battiste. Authorities were pursuing a man riding a motorcycle.
Steven McKinney, the Georgia State Patrol officer investigating the incident, said the pursuit began on I-95. McKinney said the motorcyclist was speeding.
According to McKinney, speeds of the chase reached 135 mph.
After the pursuit lasted about 10 miles on I-95, McKinney said the motorcyclist took exit 36A and crashed into a Ford F-150 shortly after.
Glynn County police officers were there as backup, Battiste said. After the crash, officers put the rider in handcuffs and rendered aid, Battiste said.
The rider was put in handcuffs as part of the officers' protocol, Battiste said.
McKinney told First Coast News he reviewed body cam video and does not believe officers did anything wrong.
It is unknown how the chase originated. The victim's identity has not been released.