Update: Minor injuries reported in two-vehicle hit-and-run in Loganville Saturday

Suspect was not yet in custody Sunday morning

Update: Loganville Police Chief M.D. Lowry confirmed Sunday morning that the suspect is not yet in custody. The incident involved a two-vehicle crash with minor injuries reported.

The driver from yesterday’s incident on Highway 81 at Tara Commons has been identified as Jacob Connell of Jonesboro. Arrest warrants have been obtained for the following:

• – Failure to Maintain Lane
• – Hit and Run
• – Possession of Marijuana
• – Possession of Cocaine

If anybody has any information they are asked to call 911 to report the information.

Reports he also fired a shot while fleeing could not be verified by police

LOGANVILLE, GA – (Aug. 15, 2026) Loganville Police Chief M.D. Lowry reports that warrants have been taken on a suspect in a hit-and-run crash in Loganville Saturday morning.

Lowry said the incident took plat at about 11:35 a.m. Aug. 15 on Georgia Highway 81 near Tara Commons Drive.

“The at fault driver fled the scene, with a witness stating that he fired a shot while doing so,” Lowry said in a press release. “The Walton County Sheriff’s Office immediately responded to assist and a K-9 was deployed in an attempt to locate the driver. The K-9 team was not able to locate the driver. Officers on scene could not confirm shots were fired as reported. “

Lowry said the suspect has been identified and has outstanding warrants for his arrest in another jurisdiction.

“Additional warrants will be obtained related to this incident,” Lowry said.