Georgia Tech police officer struck by car during chase
ATLANTA – A Georgia Tech police officer was hit by a car Saturday night in Atlanta, police said.
The officer, whose name wasn’t released, was assisting Atlanta police in a stolen car chase, Atlanta police spokesman Sgt. John Chafee said.
That stolen car was first located on I-75/-I-85 Northbound near University Avenue. The driver of the stolen car exited the interstate and was near 17th Street and the Downtown Connector when the occupants got out of the car and ran, Chafee said.
When they ran onto the interstate, officers followed them and the officer was struck. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with a leg injury, Chafee said.