Community raises funds for Georgia deputy injured in chain-reaction crash
Coweta County deputy recovers after being ejected during serious car accident
A Coweta County deputy is recovering from serious injuries after the sheriff there said a truck cut off the deputy's patrol car on the interstate, causing it to flip over and eject him. Officials are also looking for a different truck driver who they say may have saved his life after the accident.
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - A Coweta County Sheriff says one of his deputy is recovering after a truck cut off his patrol car on the interstate, causing it to flip over and eject him.
Sheriff Lenn Wood says it was a chain-reaction accident. Deputy Braelyn Dozier was seriously injured and another motorist died.
The 24-year-old deputy was ejected and ended up on the interstate. A truck driver stopped and pulled him to safety. It was a good thing he did because seconds later, the accident scene caused a series of collisions which claimed one driver’s life and most certainly would have killed the vulnerable deputy laying on the pavement.
Witnesses reported a box truck cut off the deputy’s car and caused him to swerve.
The sheriff says the driver of a Toyota could not stop in time for the accident and ran into the back of a truck. He was killed.
The Georgia State Patrol is investigating and is searching for the box truck driver who apparently started the multi-vehicle accident.
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The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office would like to show its gratitude to the other truck driver who saved the deputy.
A fundraising effort to help the deputy and his family has been started. More information can be found on that at the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.