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EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) – A former Georgia State Patrol supervisor fired for failing to report troopers who were filing personal injury claims from pursuits is no longer employed by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed.
Joseph Curlee was hired by the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office less than a week after he was fired from GSP. The Sheriff’s Office did not say why he no longer works there.
Background on the firings
Curlee supervised three troopers — Hunter Waters, Isaiah Francois and Tyler Byrd — who were terminated after a Department of Public Safety investigation found they had filed personal injury claims against people they PIT maneuvered during pursuits. The three troopers made close to $100,000 filing those claims. A PIT maneuver involves hitting a vehicle with a patrol car to end a chase…