ATLANTA, AZ : GSP search for driver after chase, crash in stolen BMW on Thursday, February 2nd 2017

A chase involving a stolen BMW ended with when it crashed into an apartment building in Buckhead.

It happened around 11 p.m., on Thursday.

Sgt. John Cronin with Georgia State Patrol said a trooper on duty initiated a traffic stop for a driver speeding on Piedmont Road in a 2014 BMW 750Li.

The driver sped away and the trooper followed.

The driver lost control while traveling along a curb on Garson Road, crashed through a guardrail and into a maintenance area of The Pointe at Lindbergh apartments, Cronin said. The crash damaged the gas line and the electrical system.

The driver ran away. The state trooper found a weapon, an undisclosed amount of cash, marijuana and two cell phones inside the car. Further investigation determined the car was stolen from Scottsdale, Ariz.

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GSP search for driver after chase, crash in stolen BMW