Woman sentenced to 2 years for high-speed chase near Cumberland Blvd

A Cobb jury found Gariana Levern Tysinger guilty of leading police on a high-speed chase in Cobb County two years ago, authorities said.

Tysinger, 20, was sentenced to two years in prison for speeding, fleeing and attempting to elude, reckless driving and driving under the influence of drugs. She was also found guilty of an improper lane change and driving on the wrong side of the road. 

According to the Cobb District Attorney’s office, a Georgia state trooper clocked Tysinger driving 102 mph on I-75 northbound at Cumberland Boulevard on Sept. 2, 2021.

Tysinger refused to pull over when the trooper attempted a traffic stop. Instead, she led the trooper on a two-mile chase up the interstate before exiting on Delk Road, where she proceeded to drive recklessly including running a red light, performing an improper U-turn, and driving on the wrong side of the road. 

The trooper attempted a PIT maneuver while chasing Tysinger on Delk Road, but failed to stop her vehicle. Tysinger then merged back onto I-75, this time headed southbound. A second trooper joined the chase, but Tysinger led them for another two minutes before they successfully blocked her in, which forced her vehicle to a stop.

Tysinger was taken to Wellstar Kennestone upon her arrest at the scene to test her blood to determine if she was driving under the influence. Tests results were positive for marijuana.

After testimony from the Georgia state troopers and footage from one of the cameras was shown to the jury, they found Tysinger guilty on six of eight counts she was charged with.

Upon sentencing Tysinger, presiding Cobb Superior Court Judge Robert Leonard said, “We just had something like this happen last month. Someone needs to send a message that this cannot continue to happen.”