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Clayton County sheriff’s captain hit by driver at the scene of crash that injured deputy and inmate

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia State Patrol is investigating a crash involving a Clayton County deputy and an inmate.

On Thursday, GSP said that at 5:13 p.m., troopers responded to a three-vehicle crash in Forest Park on Southridge Parkway.

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GSP said one of the drivers in the crash failed to stop in time and hit the back of the Clayton County deputy car, causing the car to hit the back of another vehicle.

Both the deputy and inmate were taken to the hospital.

Channel 2′s Ashli Lincoln shared a photo of the aftermath of the crash.

The sheriff deputy’s vehicle was severely damaged.

Sources told Channel 2′s Tom Jones about 45 minutes later, a sheriff’s captain was standing on the road at the scene of the crash when an elderly driver ran him over.

Jones said the captain is stable and was taken to Grady.

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At this time, GSP suspects that the driver in the initial multi-vehicle crash may have been under the influence.

Channel 2 Action News reached out to Clayton County Sheriff’s Office for additional information and we are waiting to hear back.

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