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Police officer hit while investigating pedestrian killed; all lanes blocked

Officials said a car drove into the crash scene and struck an officer.

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A person was hit and killed Monday morning while walking on I-75.

Clayton County Police said the person was killed after being hit by a car at I-75 northbound near CW Grant Parkway around 2:50 a.m.

However, during their investigation, police said a car drove into the crash scene and struck one of their officers. The officer was struck while she was inside of a patrol car. The car that crashed into the scene was unrelated to the original crash.

The officer has been taken to a local hospital. Her injuries are non life threatening according to officials. All lanes will be blocked for approximately three hours, according to officials.

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