Atlanta, GA
Atlanta officer’s ankle injured in traffic incident
ATLANTA — An Atlanta officer’s ankle was injured Friday evening within the metropolis’s Riverside neighborhood in the midst of a site visitors incident, the division stated.
An APD launch stated it occurred simply earlier than 11 p.m. on James Jackson Parkway. Officers had been referred to as to a street hazard and located a Toyota 4Runner stopped however operating in the midst of the street.
“The officer observed an individual gave the impression to be sleeping behind the wheel,” an APD launch stated.
The officer made “a number of makes an attempt to wake the motive force” then “used his asp baton to shatter the rear passenger window.”
“The officer was capable of flip the car off, however the car was not positioned in park and rolled backwards and collided into his patrol car ensuing with the getting caught in-between each autos,” APD stated. “The officer sustained an ankle harm and was transported to the hospital by Grady EMS. The officer is in steady situation at the moment.”