Man dies in police chase on I-285

ALPHARETTA - A police chase along Georgia 400 and Interstate 285 ended Wednesday when an SUV flipped over a median into oncoming traffic, killing a Baltimore man. <br> <br> The driver, Damien Lamont Harrington, 27, lost control of his Lincoln Navigator and crashed into the concrete median as police tried to stop him near Roswell Road. <br> <br> The man was accused of trying to pass a bad check at an Alpharetta liquor store around 2 p.m. Police said the store manager chased Harrington and called 911 from his cellphone to report his location. <br> <br> Alpharetta police stopped Harrington briefly but when an officer approached the SUV, it sped away and exited off Ga. 400 onto I-285 westbound. <br> <br> He lost control of the SUV and clipped another car. The crash threw Harrigton from the car, police said. No other injuries were reported. <br> <br> Traffic was delayed along I-285 and Ga. 400 for more than an hour. Traffic resumed by early evening.

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