RANKIN CO., Miss. (WLBT) – A Rankin County Sheriff’s Department deputy assigned as a school resource officer was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic Tuesday morning on Star Road, according to Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey.
Bailey said he was in his car around 7 a.m. when he heard the deputy call for help over the scanner.
The deputy, whose name has not been released, sustained injuries to his hip, leg, and foot, and hit his head when he fell…