Driver killed after police chase ends in fiery crash at Moreland Avenue and Berne Street in Atlanta, Georgia

A police chase in Atlanta began around 1 a.m. Friday when an officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop at Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesse Hill Jr. drives and the driver of a 2005 gray Ford F-150 pickup did not stop. The truck headed east on Memorial Drive, while the police cruiser persued with lights on and sirens activated. The truck hit a curb at Memorial and Moreland Avenue, traveled onto the grass and struck a metal sign, went into a parking lot and then headed south on Moreland before losing control at the intersection of Berne Street after passing a car in the right lane of Moreland. The pickup went across the northbound lanes before departing the roadway and striking a tree head-on. The pickup became engulfed in flames, trapping the driver. He died at the scene.