Coweta deputy seriously injured after being hit by vehicle on I-85

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. – A Coweta County deputy is recovering in the hospital after being hit by a vehicle during a traffic stop on Interstate 85 this morning. 

The deputy had pulled over a driver at the 49-mile marker of I-85 South on Sunday when he was struck by a passing vehicle, leaving him with serious injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.

A person who had been arrested and was sitting in the deputy’s patrol vehicle also received minor injuries.

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the crash. 

What we don’t know:

The injured deputy has not been publicly identified. 

While the deputy remains hospitalized, details of the circumstances that led to the crash have not been released.