Georgia trooper, deputy hit when driver fails to ‘move over’

The Brief

  • A Douglas County deputy was injured when a Kia Forte struck two stationary patrol cars on an I-20 exit ramp.
  • The officers were at the scene following a separate high-speed pursuit and PIT maneuver.
  • The driver of the Kia failed to comply with the state’s Move Over law, leading to the double-vehicle collision.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. A Douglas County deputy was hospitalized Sunday morning after a driver failed to move over and slammed into two police vehicles on an Interstate 20 ramp.

What we know:

The crash happened around 4:45 a.m. while a Georgia State Patrol trooper was assisting Douglas County deputies on the ramp from I-20 West to Riverside Parkway in Cobb County. The officers were investigating a previous chase that had ended when deputies used a PIT maneuver to stop a suspect.

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