Authorities are searching for the person or persons involved in the near death of a Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy early Monday morning.
Around 10:30 Deputy Sheriff Billy Beavers was providing protection patrol for workmen on I-75 north. Beavers reported seeing a car coming down the wrong lane in the construction area at a high rate of speed. Beavers exited the cruiser to alert the driver they were in the wrong lane, when the car reportedly came directly at the deputy. Beavers luckily escaped injury by diving to safety, but the driver side door and side of the cruiser was hit, heavily damaged by the unknown driver.
The incident occurred in the northbound lane around mile marker 88.9…