Crime & Safety
Officer, 2 Kids Injured In 3-Car Pileup In DeKalb
A driver trying to pass traffic in the middle of the road hit two cars, one of them being a DeKalb County patrol car, police say.
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA — A DeKalb County officer and two children were among six people injured in a three-vehicle crash Saturday at East Ponce de Leon Avenue.
DeKalb County Police on Monday said the pileup happened around 7:15 a.m. between Rays and Hambrick roads.
The Stone Mountain driver of a 2011 Lexus RX was accused of trying to pass another vehicle by crossing a double yellow line while heading eastbound.
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Witnesses told officers the Lexus was excessively speeding in the middle of the road, according to a crash report.
Contributing factors for the crash were following too closely and improper passing, according to the report.
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The injured officer, who was going westbound on East Ponce near Orchard Park Drive, said she saw the Lexus hit the back of a Toyota Camry before hitting her police car head-on, according to the report.
Two child passengers and the officer who suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries were taken to hospitals, police said.
Everyone who were injured in the crash were in stable condition, police said.
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