I-285 lanes shut down after crash involving police officer
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - An overnight accident involving a DeKalb County police officer has shut down multiple lanes on Interstate 285.
Investigators say shortly before 1 a.m., officers were responding to a single vehicle accident on I-285 at Covington Highway.
While investigating the accident, officials say another vehicle heading southbound hit a police cruiser with an officer inside.
Both the officer and the driver were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Officials shut down lanes on I-285 southbound while they investigated the accident.