A 34-year-old driver is facing several charges after officers say he was caught driving recklessly on a Georgia highway.
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On Friday, just before 3 p.m., Rabun County received multiple calls about a gray 2014 Nissan Sentra with an “overside load” banner speeding and driving recklessly southbound on Georgia State Route 15.
The driver was identified as Ricardo Burgos-Moreno, 34, of Conley.
One caller told dispatch that Burgos-Moreno was running other drivers off the road.
According to Rabun deputies, the vehicle headed south into the town of Clayton, where officers observed Burgos-Moreno speeding, following other cars too closely and driving without headlights in the rain.
A Clayton officer attempted to pass the car that was still traveling southbound on GA 15 near the intersection of the Clayton Walmart.
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According to the sheriff’s office, when a Rabun County investigator tried to stop Burgos-Moreno, he accelerated within inches of another car, changed lanes without a turn signal to the left lane and accelerated again.
The investigator and an RCSO deputy were able to force Burgos-Moreno into the median just inside the school zone on GA 15, near the Hollifield Connector.
Burgos-Moreno was arrested and taken to the Rabun County Detention Center. He was charged with driving under the influence and received citations from the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office and the Clayton Police Department for his dangerous driving.
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