WALTON COUNTY, Ga. — A metro Atlanta school resource deputy has been hospitalized after officials say he was involved in a car crash.
Georgia State Patrol officials told Channel 2 Action News on Thursday morning troopers received reports of two crashes along Park Street and Guthrie Cemetery Road near Walnut Grove High School.
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According to the investigation, a vehicle hit a Walton County Sheriff’s school resource deputy while they were directing traffic at the high school.
The deputy was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Officials have not released the victim’s identity.
No further information regarding the crash has been released.
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The crash remains under investigation.
The Walton County School District and Walton County Sheriff’s Office told Channel 2 Action News that they are complying with GSP amid the investigation.
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