Cleveland Man Leads State Patrol on a High- Speed Chase Through Rabun County

CLAYTON, Ga. – A Cleveland man led Georgia State Patrol and law enforcement units from Rabun County, Sky Valley and Dillard on a high-speed chase Thursday, reaching speeds of up to 100 mph before crashing his motorcycle as he attempted to turn right onto Ga. 246 headed toward Sky Valley.

According to State Trooper 1^st Class Jesse Lewis, he first noticed a motorcycle with no registration plate and attempted to make a traffic stop near Tallulah Falls. Lewis said, 45-year-old Eric Anthony Moss indicated he would pull over but then accelerated.

Lewis’ report states the chase lasted about nine minutes and, at a point near Ga. 15, he fell behind a unit from Dillard Police Department. “When they negotiated the turn at Ga. 246, Lewis said, “I observed that the violator had crashed and Dillard PD was handcuffing the violator. I assisted with the arrest and advised the violator he was under arrest for fleeing and eluding.”

Lewis said Officer Parker with the Dillard PD also confiscated a green, leafy substance from Moss’ motorcycle  believed to be marijuana. Moss was transported to the Rabun County Detention Center where he faces multiple charges, including felony fleeing, reckless driving, aggressive driving, driving with a suspended license, failure to obey a traffic control device, no proof of insurance on a motorcycle, failure to signal when changing lanes, failure to change address on identification card, failure to maintain lane, passing on the shoulder of the road, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

He also  faces additional charges in Dillard and Mountain City.