COBB COUNTY, GA — Police are searching for a driver who fled a traffic stop in Cobb County before crashing a vehicle in Midtown Atlanta late Thursday night.

According to the Cobb County Police Department, a patrol officer attempted to stop a red Dodge Charger near Windy Hill Road and Corporate Plaza Parkway around 11:16 p.m. on Oct. 22.

Police say the driver initially pulled over but sped away as the officer approached the vehicle.

The driver headed south on Interstate 75 at a high rate of speed, prompting officers to pursue the vehicle. Police eventually called off the chase.

As officers exited I-75 to return to Cobb County, one of them spotted the Charger involved in a crash at the intersection of 14th Street and Techwood Drive in Midtown Atlanta.

The driver fled the crash scene on foot before officers could locate them.

Atlanta police and Georgia Tech police assisted in the search, but the driver was not found.

Cobb County police say the driver has since been identified, and charges are pending. The driver’s identity has not been released.

The Atlanta Police Department is handling the crash investigation because the collision occurred within city limits.

No officers were reported injured during the incident.