COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A driver crashed into the back of a Cobb County police officer’s car and shut down Interstate 20 for hours on Wednesday.
Police said the driver didn’t move over, even though the officer had emergency lights on.
All the latest developments on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.
The crash happened near Riverside Parkway exit on I-20. Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields reported as lanes reopened as Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m. went on the air.
Cobb County police said the officer responded to an earlier crash and turned on the car’s emergency lights to warn drivers about the crash.
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That is when police say Kennedy Scott, 23, didn’t move over in a 2010 Toyota Prius and hit the officer’s patrol car.
The impact pushed the car into the median concrete wall and Scott’s Prius went off the road and landed in an embankment.
“When you see flashing blue, red, or amber lights, slow down and move over. That law exists for a reason,” Cobb County police said. “One moment of inattention can change a life.”
The officer had minor injuries. Paramedics took Scott to Grady Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.
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