Atlanta police officer, suspect both in hospital after hit by alleged drunk driver during foot chase

An Atlanta police officer was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car, Channel 2 Motion Information has discovered.

Police responded to a disturbance simply earlier than midnight within the 3800 block of Jonesboro Highway in Southeast Atlanta. The officer noticed a suspect with a gun and chased him on foot.

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Channel 2 Motion Information discovered a number of vehicles stopped on the street because the foot chase was ongoing, nonetheless, an individual suspected of driving underneath the affect drove across the stopped vehicles, hitting the officer and the suspect.

The situation of each the officer and suspect is described as essential.

Atlanta police chief, Darin Schierbaum stated the officer was defending his neighborhood when he was trying to arrest an armed suspect.

“The Atlanta Police Division can be right here, with the household, till he makes a full restoration,” he stated.

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The motive force of the car accused of hitting each the officer and suspect was arrested. It’s unclear if the motive force is injured.

Keep tuned to Channel 2 Motion Information This Morning at 4:30 a.m. for extra data.

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