TRAFFIC RED ALERT: East Point officers injured after truck slams into patrol cars, driver charged

SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — All lanes of Interstate 285 southbound are closed at Camp Creek Parkway in East Point after a crash Wednesday morning.

Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields first reported on the crash on Channel 2 Action News This Morning.

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Video from the scene shows at least three East Point police patrol cars were damaged.

East Point Police Chief Shawn Buchanan later confirmed to Channel 2′s Tom Jones that a truck slammed into the patrol units as they were working an accident at Camp Creek Parkway.

Police say the truck was speeding and never slowed down upon impact.

The Georgia State Patrol charged the tractor-trailer driver with driving too fast for conditions, move-over law violation and prohibited lane usage by trucks using multi-lane highways.

The driver, and the officers, have not been identified.

One of the officers was inside his car when the truck hit it. A second officer was outside the car and was hit by the patrol unit after the truck crashed into it. A third officer wasn’t hurt.

All three patrol cars were totaled, according to police. Buchanan said the injured officers are being treated at Grady Memorial Hospital but did not release their conditions.

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It’s unclear when the crash investigation will clear.

For now, if you’re heading to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Triple Team Traffic says to use I-75/85/sb to I-85/sb as an alternate route.

You can also use Hwy 29 to get around the delays.

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