COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman said his office responded to a crash on Interstate 185 northbound near J.R. Allen Parkway that left a K-9 deputy and his police dog injured.
Deputy, K-9 taken to hospital
The deputy and K-9 were sitting on the side of the highway monitoring traffic when another vehicle rear-ended the patrol car, Countryman said.
Both were transported to the emergency room.
The driver who struck the deputy’s vehicle told authorities he was distracted when he hit the patrol vehicle, Countryman said. The driver was traveling at a high speed, he said…