A K9 team helped deputies track down four people after a hit‑and‑run in Hall County over the weekend, including one who was carrying a toddler.
Deputies responded Sunday evening to the crash on Lanier Islands Parkway near Atlanta Highway. Witnesses said an SUV rear‑ended a pickup, which left the scene. The occupants of the SUV ran into nearby woods.
The K9 team tracked three of the suspects about a mile into the woods. A fourth suspect, a woman who was carrying her young son, was found by another deputy a short distance away. All of the adults smelled strongly of alcohol, according to deputies.
Inside their vehicle, deputies found several open containers of alcohol. The driver, Yefry Perdomo‑Rodriguez, 20, of Atlanta, was arrested and charged with:
*DUI under age 21
*DUI
*Endangering the life of a child
*Open container violation
*Driving without a valid license
*Leaving the scene of an accident
*Obstruction of an officer
He remains in the Hall County Jail on an immigration detainer.
(This is an AI assisted story.)