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ATLANTA — A motorized scooter rider is dead after an accident involving an Atlanta police officer in a marked patrol car, police said.
The accident happened in the intersection of Newcastle Street and Washington Place around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The Department of Public Safety told Channel 2 Action News the motorized scooter rider was pronounced dead at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Officials said Officer Ryan Chandler, 24, was left uninjured but was also taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for evaluation.
An investigation showed Chandler ran through a stop sign without using emergency equipment.
Charges are pending the completion of the investigation, which remains ongoing.
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