Federal Drug Traffickers Sentenced After High-Speed Chase Left One Dead, Trooper Injured
ATLANTA, Ga. – Two previously convicted drug traffickers have been sentenced to federal prison after prosecutors linked their drug distribution operation to a high-speed police chase that ended with one suspect dead, another permanently paralyzed and a Georgia State Patrol trooper injured.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that Daryl Hubbard, 46, of Conyers, and Carl Todd, 49, of Snellville, received lengthy federal prison sentences for operating a cocaine and marijuana trafficking organization in DeKalb County.
According to federal prosecutors, Hubbard was sentenced on July 10 to 12 years and four months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Todd was sentenced on Dec. 1, 2025, to 10 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to the same charges.
Prosecutors said Hubbard and Todd operated commercial and residential properties throughout DeKalb County between 2022 and their arrests in 2024 to distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana.
On March 20, 2023, Hubbard allegedly supplied two drug dealers with duffel bags filled with narcotics from a warehouse he leased in Lithonia.
Authorities attempted to stop the suspects’ SUV in Lamar County, but the vehicle fled, reaching speeds exceeding 100 mph while occupants threw drugs from the windows during the pursuit.
According to prosecutors, the fleeing SUV forced a Georgia State Patrol cruiser off the roadway, causing it to overturn multiple times and injure the trooper.
The chase ended when the SUV crashed into a tree, killing one occupant and leaving the driver paralyzed.
Following the crash, investigators said Hubbard abandoned the Lithonia warehouse and established a new stash house in Stonecrest.
On July 23, 2024, federal, state and local investigators executed search warrants at the Stonecrest stash house and Hubbard’s residence in Conyers.
During the searches, authorities seized cocaine, marijuana and five firearms, including a stolen handgun. Prosecutors said investigators also recovered a high-powered rifle equipped with a 30-round magazine and a handgun loaded with ammunition capable of penetrating body armor within arm’s reach of Todd.
Court records show Hubbard and Todd had a lengthy criminal history together, having previously been arrested together in 2013 and later convicted in a DeKalb County felony drug distribution case.
The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, with substantial assistance from the Georgia State Patrol.
Assistant U.S. Attorney John T. DeGenova and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve A. Hsieh prosecuted the case.
