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Man caught after high-speed chase
Bulloch sheriff: Pursuit began in Jenkins, reached 100 mph
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A man carrying marijuana and cash reached speeds up to 100 mph Monday evening before crashing into another car just outside Statesboro after he fled from Jenkins County deputies into Bulloch County, authorities said. Around 7:22 p.m. Monday, Jenkins County deputies called for assistance as Aris Flores, 23, of DavidsonAvenue in Savannah, approached the county line on U.S. Highway 25, Bulloch County Sheriff Lynn Anderson said in a news release issued Tuesday. Jenkins County deputies chased Flores at high speed, and Bulloch County deputies tried to stop him from entering Statesboro by setting up spike strips at U.S. Highway 80 West at its intersection with Veterans Memorial Parkway, Anderson said.
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