Jason Dennis Watkins
Male, White
Date of the incident: 3/18/2017
Cedartown, Polk, GA
Collard Valley Rd and Old Collard Valley Rd
Collard Valley Rd and Old Collard Valley Rd
Troopers were conducting a DUI patrol on Fish Creek Road, when a vehicle attempted to flee. Troopers pursued the fleeing vehicle until it was stopped. One passenger exited the vehicle when the chase ended. As Trooper Johnathan Mason made contact with the driver, Jason Dennis Watkins, 36, accelerated the vehicle, apparently at the trooper who shot and killed him.