MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — A southeast Georgia officer is recovering after a bizarre series of events that unfolded on I-75, police say.
A spokesperson for the Monroe County Sheriff's Office reports that around 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, their deputies responded to an accident on I-75 north near Johnstonville Road. The accident involved an off-duty officer from Glynn County - a coastal community in southeast Georgia.
A preliminary investigation now suggests that the officer's vehicle was struck in the rear by another driver and that the damage was so severe that both vehicles were left inoperable.
The sheriff's office investigation suggests the suspect driver then got out of his vehicle and attacked the Glynn County officer who then defended himself from the attack.
According to the officer, the suspect then told the officer, "You will have to kill me" before running into the interstate. The sheriff's office said the suspect was then struck by multiple vehicles that killed him instantly.
The officer has since been taken to Monroe County Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. As a result of the crash and interstate death that followed, all lanes of I-75 are now closed while deputies work to clear the scene.
