UNION CITY, Ga. — A Fairburn Police officer is recovering from serious injuries after being hit by another car while responding to a crash on I-85 just south of the Atlanta airport Wednesday night.
The wreck happened along I-85 near Jonesboro Road, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The police department posted on its Facebook Thursday that the officer was getting out of his car when it happened.
They were called out to the area to help with a crash, and police said when they got out of the patrol car, another car failed to move over and hit the officer and their vehicle.
Georgia State Patrol was also called to investigate, and according to its report that the car that hit the officer was a green Honda CR-V. It added that the car was driving too fast for road conditions.
GDOT website said the wreck happened just after 9:30 p.m. Fairburn Police said the officer was seriously hurt but is expected to recover.
No word yet on how many vehicles were involved in the initial crash.
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