Richard O. Wells Jr.

Age : 26

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/07/2025

Location : Peachtree Road Northeast and Piedmont Road Northeast

City : Atlanta

County : Fulton

State : Georgia

Agency : Atlanta Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A person fled the scene of a robbery in a stolen vehicle. Atlanta Police later spotted the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver did not stop. Police escalated a high-speed chase that ran a red light at the intersection of Peachtree Road Northeast and Piedmont Road Northeast in Buckhead and crashed into another vehicle. The bystander driver, Richard O. Wells Jr., was pronounced dead at the crash site.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/high-speed-chase-ends-buckhead-crash-driver-tied-armed-robberies
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/04/08/man-custody-after-accident-atlantas-buckhead-neighborhood-police-say/
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/suspect-crashes-during-police-chase-following-chick-fil-a-robbery-dekalb-county/SNSX6EOGVBAKRAXFB6QY55IJJ4/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/pursuit-of-dekalb-chick-fil-a-robbery-suspect-ends-in-deadly-buckhead-crash/PQIEQWTB6FD2HCXRJ6NIBCVRXA/
https://www.wsbradio.com/news/local/26-year-old-man-who-died-buckhead-crash-identified/HZV6KWJ6TNGR3PHMAKCWKCBP3E/