RIVERDALE, GA – On March 19, 2021, just past midnight, a Clayton County Police Officer stopped to help a disabled vehicle in the middle of the road on Highway 85, in Riverdale.

The officer made contact with the driver and passenger of the vehicle. The officer quickly determined that it was a domestic dispute.

As the officer began to return to his vehicle, he heard a loud boom sound, consistent with someone having an accident. The officer immediately realized a vehicle had hit his patrol car.

The officer yelled for the vehicle to stop, but the car continued on. The officer was able to provide a license plate number over the radio to surrounding PD units for assistance in locating the hit-and-run suspect. The driver was located a short while later on Church Street. He was charged with Hit and Run, DUI Less Safe, Improper Lane Change, Stop Sign Violation, and Attempting to Flee/Elude Police.

Source: Clayton County Police Department

Man tried to run over Georgia police officer while attempting to escape

Related News

Former Neptune Police Officer Sentenced for Lying About NYPD Past, DV Arrest

73-Year-Old Man Struck With Object on Manhattan Subway Platform, NYPD Says

Mexican National Jailed in Ocean County on Strangulation, Assault and Resisting Arrest Charges

75-Year-Old Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt in Monroe Township Hit-and-Run Crash

Jeff Jones

South Carolina Meth Dealer Gets Five Years in Federal Prison

Florida Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking

Armed Robbery Reported in Glen Burnie