The suspect

who wrecked a Ford Explorer after carjacking the vehicle from the Fayette

Pavilion Wal-Mart last week remained in critical condition Tuesday morning

at Southern Regional Medical Center.

Miguel Sanchez-Vasquez's

condition had not changed in over a week, according to a hospital spokesman.

Sanchez-Vasquez,

of Forest Park, was ejected from the Explorer when the wreck occurred

on Ga. Highway 85 near Corinth Road early Sunday, July 8. The vehicle

flipped over several times and was traveling over 100 mph when the accident

occurred, according to a report filed by the Fayette County Sheriff's

Department.

Authorities

believe Sanchez-Vasquez was under the influence of alcohol and a controlled

substance at the time of the accident.

Fayetteville

officers have not yet filed charges against Sanchez-Vasquez as they monitor

his medical condition, said Lt. Beverly Trainor of the Fayetteville Police

Department.

Minutes before

the wreck, Sanchez-Vasquez forced Pamela Davidson into the Explorer while

she was in the Wal-Mart parking lot after 1:30 a.m., according to police.

As Sanchez-Vasquez drove away, Davidson leaped from the car to safety

while Sanchez-Vasquez floored the accelerator, according to police accounts.

Davidson was

treated at Atlanta Medical Center where she was released the next day.

The wreck was

witnessed by a Fayetteville police officer who began driving toward the

Wal-Mart area after hearing tires squeal, said Fayetteville Police Lt.

Tom Kirkbride. The officer suspected the driver was intoxicated and attempted

to follow the vehicle as it sped away at a high rate of speed, Kirkbride

noted.

The officer

pursued the vehicle without using his blue lights and sirens, Kirkbride

added.

The accident

was investigated by the Fayette County Sheriff's Department because it

occurred outside the city limits in the county jurisdiction.

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