CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. - An Atlanta police officer was involved in an accident in Clayton County Monday morning while escorting a funeral procession.
It happened around 9:45 a.m. near the intersection of Rivers Station Parkway and West Fayetteville Road. Clayton County Police said the Atlanta officer was struck while directing traffic. Investigators said the incident involved three cars.
The drivers were transported to area hospitals. Authorities said they suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash.
Police identified that driver as 29-year-old Renee Ambia who will be charged with failure to yield the right of way for a Funeral procession, serious injury by motor vehicle, failure to yield to an officer directing traffic, and violation of the move over law.