The man injured in a single-vehicle crash after fleeing police earlier this month was released from the hospital and now is jailed on charges he robbed two convenience stores within 24 hours of his wreck.

Quentin A. Mallory, 33, is accused of robbery by intimidation and misdemeanor theft by taking, crimes Gainesville Police officers say began at 11:57 p.m. Jan. 2.

The first holdup happened at the Kangaroo at 1261 Thompson Bridge Road, police said Friday.

The clerk that night, Phillip H. Brinson, described to officers how a man entered the store, jumped over the counter and ordered the register be opened, according to police reports. The man took all the cash inside, which totaled about $68, Brinson told police.

The store's assistant manager arrived after the theft and said she recognized the suspect captured in store surveillance videos as a customer, the report said.

The second crime Mallory is accused of happened about 11:30 p.m. Jan. 3 at the Kangaroo on Park Hill Drive, police said.

When officers arrived, store clerk Teresa M. Grider described a similar robbery, which also was recorded on store video.

A man jumped over the counter and told Grider to open the register, she said. He took the money, the clerk told police, then ordered her into the store bathroom. She emerged after a doorbell sounded the man's departure and recorded his car and tag information.

The vehicle information soon led officers to pull over a car matching Grider's description.

Shortly after the traffic stop, Mallory fled, officers stated in their reports, which describe their nearly three-minute, 1.7-mile pursuit.

During that time, Mallory ignored stop signs, drove the wrong way on parts of Ronnie Green Parkway and at one point accelerated his speed to about 65 mph, officers said.

The chase ended when Mallory, who formerly lived in an apartment on West Avenue, lost control of his silver 2003 Chevrolet Malibu. His body ejected from the vehicle as it struck a utility pole and mailbox in the 1300 block of Ga. 11, also known as Park Hill Drive.

A medical helicopter took Mallory to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.

He was released to Hall County Sheriff's Office deputies midday Jan. 21 and booked into Hall County Jail within three hours, a medical collar still circling his neck.

Additional charges against Mallory include fleeing/eluding and reckless driving.

The Georgia State Patrol investigated the accident and did not cite Gainesville Police in the crash.

The parameters of authorized police vehicle pursuits are spelled out in an 11-page departmental policy on the subject.

Mallory was on parole at the time of the crash. He was released from a Georgia state prison last June after serving 32 months for a Bartow County conviction that included robbery by force.

No weapons were used during the Kangaroo robberies, according to police reports, which also listed a Bic lighter and snacks as items taken.