TROUP COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a multiple vehicle crash that resulted in two people, including a deputy, being airlifted to the hospital.
On Thursday morning at 5:30 a.m., a Coweta County Patrol vehicle was driving north on I-85 when it lost control, left the roadway and drove into the median.
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The patrol vehicle got back on the road and began overturning.
The deputy was ejected but was helped to the emergency lane by other motorists.
As this was happening, a tractor-trailer was driving north approaching the blacked-out patrol vehicle. While the tractor-trailer was slowing down, a Toyota Corolla hit the tractor-trailer from behind.
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After that, an Infiniti that was driving north hit the front of the patrol vehicle that side-swiped the tractor-trailer.
The Coweta Deputy and the driver of the 2010 Toyota Corolla were airlifted to a medical center.
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