Georgia deputy struck by car while working highway wreck

DANIELSVILLE, Ga. (AP) - A sheriff’s deputy is recovering after he was struck by a car while working a wreck on northeast Georgia highway.

Madison County sheriff’s Deputy Jimmy Justice was treated Thursday at a hospital in nearby Athens for an injury to his side. Chief Deputy Shawn Burns said Friday a passing Toyota Corolla hit Justice with one of its side mirrors as it passed him on Georgia Highway 106.

The Athens Banner-Herald reports (https://bit.ly/1bU85kd ) Justice and other deputies were responding to a call that a vehicle had struck a cow. Burns says patrol cars at the scene had lights on and deputies wore reflective vests.

The Georgia State Patrol pulled over the 72-year-old driver and charged him with hit and run, driving too fast for conditions and failing to maintain a lane.

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Information from: Athens Banner-Herald, https://www.onlineathens.com