STATENVILLE — A South Georgia man is in custody after leading authorities on a high-speed chase while damaging police cars along a 47-mile route.

Echols County Sheriff Randy Courson said no officers or deputies were injured in the Tuesday pursuit that ran through multiple counties and reached speeds higher than 100 miles per hour.

“Amazing nobody got hurt,” Courson said. “He was traveling in and out of oncoming traffic and running people off the road.”

However, the suspect suffered minor injuries and was being treated at Coffee Regional Medical Center, authorities said.

Leon Shank faces multiple charges upon his release from the hospital, Courson said. In Echols County, he faces possible charges of felony fleeing and speeding but faces additional charges from other counties, including charges related to striking a Lowndes County sheriff’s deputy vehicle and possibly totaling two Atkinson County patrol vehicles, the Echols sheriff said.

Courson said Shank was on probation in Lanier County but he did not have an address for the suspect. The chase started Tuesday morning with a reported stolen Chevy Silverado pickup truck in Valdosta, according to the Echols County Sheriff’s Office. Courson said his office received a “be on the lookout” call from Lowndes County regarding the stolen vehicle.

Echols County Sheriff’s Deputy Ed Yarbrough was on patrol along Highway 129 at the 12-mile marker when he spotted a truck matching the description. With the description confirmed, Yarbrough blue-lighted the suspect vehicle but it did not stop.

With deputies chasing the Silverado, the suspect stopped three times but refused to surrender to law enforcement, according to the Echols report.

A truck tried blocking the suspect vehicle but the suspect struck the truck, ran over a traffic sign and continued eastbound.

The suspect vehicle began traveling eastbound in the westbound lane into oncoming traffic on Highway 84 in Clinch County for several miles, authorities said.

Crossing into the eastbound lanes, he struck a Lowndes County deputy vehicle. The suspect continued on at a speeds more than 100 mph.

The chase continued through Homerville and continued northbound on Highway 441 toward Atkinson County.

Courson said he contacted Atkinson Sheriff David Moore who sent deputies to the bridge located on Highway 441 at Red Bluff Creek. The suspect approached the bridge traveling faster than 70 mph; he struck two of the Atkinson County patrol vehicles causing extensive damage, authorities said.

The suspect collided into the back of a parked semi truck, totaling the suspect vehicle, authorities said.

The chase stretched 47 miles, lasted about one hour, involved four counties and included eight law-enforcement agencies, Courson said.