Gwinnett mother grateful 5-year-old daughter is recovering after father’s police chase crash
A 5-year-old woman is recovering after surviving a crash in Lilburn when her father allegedly drove from police with the kid unrestrained within the car.
“I nonetheless can’t recover from the truth that she might haven’t been right here. However I’m grateful,” her mom, Jilliana Burris, mentioned.
The incident started round 2 p.m. final Monday when Lilburn cops noticed Joseph Harris, who was needed on felony warrants, driving Burris’s automobile.
When police tried to cease him, Harris sped away with 5-year-old Jaida inside, police mentioned.
“It was very scary and scary as a result of I didn’t even know that she was not nonetheless in my neighborhood,” Burris informed Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson.
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Police say Harris, 39, ran a purple mild at Lawrenceville Freeway and continued rushing down Arcado Highway earlier than crashing and rolling the car. Jaida was not secured in a automobile seat, in response to arrest warrants.
As an alternative of getting medical assist for his injured daughter, Harris picked up the kid and bumped into close by woods, in response to police.
Officers from Lilburn police, Gwinnett County police, and the Sheriff’s Workplace arrange a fringe earlier than Harris lastly emerged with Jaida and surrendered.
The little woman spent two days at a hospital with facial cuts requiring stitches and inside accidents from the crash. Docs carried out additional assessments as a result of she additionally has sickle cell illness.
“I simply thank God that that’s the one factor that occurred to her as a result of it might have been worse,” Burris mentioned.
Harris faces eleven felony expenses, together with fleeing police, little one cruelty and aggravated assault, in response to jail information. He’s being held with out bond.
The crash totaled Burris’s automobile, and as medical bills proceed rising. She arrange a web based fundraiser to assist with bills.
“That is positively not the way in which I entered on spending my birthday week, however I’m grateful that my little one continues to be right here,” Burris mentioned.