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Dukes of Hazzard scene, a Georgia police officer caught on video the moment a speeding driver hit the ramp of a tow truck’s flatbed and took off, soaring and flipping through the air.The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office shared the incredible footage captured on an officer’s bodycam, who was responding to an unrelated crash scene on May 24.In the video, deputies are seen conducting a traffic stop arrest on the side of a highway, when a grey Nissan Altima comes speeding toward the tow truck, which has its ramp lowered.Without slowing down, the Altima hits the ramp and is launched, clearing the cab of the tow truck and flying high into the air.State patrol estimates the car flew about 36 metres over the tow truck, flipping upside down, before it crashed down on its roof, hit another car and rolled several times before coming to a stop.It’s unclear whether the 21-year-old driver of the car pulled off the stunt intentionally. Police did not provide an estimate of how fast she was driving when she approached the tow truck.However, police confirmed that she was seriously injured and taken to hospital while her 30-year-old passenger was treated for minor injuries.Authorities told local publication Valdosta Daily Times that there was an empty car seat in the rear of the vehicle and that deputies searched the area to make sure an infant had not been ejected.In Georgia, as with most places in North America, there exists a “move over law,” which requires drivers to shift lanes when approaching emergency responders and rescue vehicles.

LOWNDES COUNTY, Ga. - A viral video shows a wild crash in south Georgia.The video appears to be something more out of the video game "Grand Theft Auto" or one of the "Final Destination" movies.The body camera video is from a Lowndes County Sheriff’s deputy, who was responding to a crash along Highway 84. While at the scene, a car cruising along and ramps off the back of tow truck along the side of the road, flipping, and landing upright.Deputies then are seen rushing to the aid of the driver.The woman driving the car survived, according to multiple reports, but her condition was not currently known.Details about the initial crash or the car flipping have not officially been released by deputies.The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office released this body camera video showing a driver launching their car off the back of a tow truck at a crash scene along Highway 84 on May 30, 2023.

Kadejah Michelle Brown, 28. (Credit: Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office) LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. - A Mississippi woman is in custody after authorities believe she murdered her husband on Facebook Live.The Lowndes County Sheriff's said deputies responded to a domestic violence call Saturday morning on the 500 block of Green Tree Drive.They arrested Kadejah Michelle Brown, 28, after believing she shot and killed her husband. RELATED: Jonathan Majors arrested, accused of assaulting woman in New YorkAuthorities said the 28-year-old male victim died from a single gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on the scene. Investigators believe the couple were involved into an argument that turned physical.

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A woman accused of shooting a man multiple times has been arrested and charged with his murder, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office says.Neely Petrie-Blanchard was arrested Monday at 7:30 a.m. in Lowndes County Georgia.

HAYNEVILLE, Ala. – Sparsely populated Lowndes County, deep in Alabama's old plantation country, has the sad distinction of having both the state’s highest rate of COVID-19 cases and its worst unemployment rate.