DAWSONVILLE — Recent high-speed races on Ga. 400 have resulted in traffic charges against four drivers, including a 29-year-old Forsyth County man.

According to the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office, Brett Jace Peterson of Cumming was arrested March 29, along with 37-year-old Nathaniel Patterson of Stone Mountain.

Georgia State Patrol Trooper Mark Cox said the men are part of a Camaro club that had been at an event in the mountain town of Helen earlier that day.

"They like to come up here and run the mountains," he said. "We've been having this issue for years now."

Peterson's charges include speeding — 116 mph in a 65 mph zone. He also faces charges of reckless driving, tinted tail lights and driving or participating in a race.

Patterson has been charged with speeding, racing on highways or streets, reckless driving, expired tag and a tail light violation.

According to Cox, the pair had paced traffic by driving side by side and not letting anyone pass as they headed south on Ga. 400.

The practice, he said, opens the corridor for racing.

Cox said he first clocked the pair at 84 mph, then again at 116 mph.

After turning around and making his way through thick traffic, Cox was able to catch up with Peterson at Anytime Fitness, while Patterson fled and was later found hiding at a nearby business park.

Cox said witnesses, who reported the suspects had run them off the road, helped locate Patterson.

"They were pretty adamant about testifying in the prosecution of the case," Cox said.

The trooper also hopes to be able to use video from a GoPro camera Peterson had strapped to his dashboard.

The men were arrested two days after a similar incident on the corridor.

On March 27, 24-year-old Joshua Clinton Rich and 25-year-old Andrew Raymon Prince, both of Dahlonega, were taken into custody by Dawson County Sheriff's Sgt. Anthony Davis.

Both were charged with speeding and driving/participating in a race.

Rich is also accused of fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer.

According to arrest reports, Rich and Prince reached speeds in excess of 90 mph as they raced along Ga. 400.

Prince was arrested near Landrum Road, while Rich continued on the highway.

Dawson County Sheriff's Capt. Tony Wooten said Davis opted against continuing his pursuit of Rich as he attempted to flee the traffic stop, rather than "having to put other lives in danger" with a high-speed chase.

"Sgt. Davis noticed that both trucks were identified with the same markings, where it turned out they both worked, so he knew where he'd be able to locate the suspect," Wooten said.

Rich was taken into custody later that night in Lumpkin County.

"During the interview, he admitted to knowing that Sgt. Davis was attempting to stop him," Wooten said.