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Joseph Mobley

Gender : Male

Age : 47

Race : White

Date : 04/01/2025

Location : Interstate 520 near Mike Padgett Highway

City : Augusta

County : Richmond

State : Georgia

Agency : Columbia County Sheriff's Office, Richmond County Sheriff's Office, Georgia State Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Asphyxiation

Event : Died during or after arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

At approximately 10:25 p.m., Columbia County deputies responded to a call about a man passed out behind the wheel at Krystal's on 256 Bobby Jones Expressway. Deputies found Joseph Mobley, 47, with signs of drug use including burnt tinfoil on his lap. Mobley suddenly accelerated, and deputies escalated a chase. The pursuit went onto Interstate 520, down Windsor Spring Road, Rushing Road, and back onto I-520 eastbound. Richmond County deputies took over the chase, and a PIT maneuver near Mike Padgett Highway caused Mobley to crash into a guardrail. He was initially alert, but while trapped inside the vehicle, Mobley ingested drugs and became unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Georgia State Patrol is investigating.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wrdw.com/2025/04/02/deputies-shed-light-chase-that-turned-deadly-augusta/
https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/local/2025/04/02/joseph-mobley-dies-after-crash-during-richmond-county-georgia-police-chase/73154796007/
https://www.wjbf.com/news/crime-news/deadly-chase-ends-on-bobby-jones-expressway-in-augusta/