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CRIME & SAFETY
Two Meriwether County firefighters injured after fire engine hydroplanes, overturns
Two firefighters from Meriwether County are recovering from minor injuries after their fire engine hydroplaned and overturned on Sunday night around 6:30 p.m. The fire engine was responding to a vehicle accident on Georgia Highway 85, north of Gay, when it hit water on the roadway, hydroplaned and overturned. The truck reportedly hit The Silo Steakhouse when it crashed.
Meriwether County Fire Rescue involved in wreck Sunday afternoon
UPDATE (9:22 P.M. on 07/28/2024): According to Meriwether County Fire Rescue, today, one of their units was responding to a vehicle accident on Georgia Highway 85 North of Gay when an engine hit water in the roadway and hydroplaned. It appears that the apparatus overturned. “Both of our firefighters were...
Four people charged in LaGrange fight that left one injured
LaGrange police say charges have been filed following a fight Sunday night. Officers responded to the 400 block of Lincoln Street on July 28, 2024, at approximately 9:00pm, after a fight occurred and began an investigation into the matter. “Based on the evidence and information provided to officers, it was...
Child dies after vehicle crash in Troup County
TROUP COUNTY Ga. (WTVM) - A 9-year-old boy is dead after a vehicle overturns in Troup County, causing the vehicle to flip multiple times. According to Troup County Coroner Erin Hackley, the 9-year-old from Carrollton, Georgia was pronounced dead at 3:04 a.m. on July 28 at Egleston Hospital in Atlanta. His body is being sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations for autopsy.
Standoff causes temporary I-85 north shutdown
Saturday evening, around 6:11 p.m., Troup County sheriff’s deputies were called to Interstate 85 near the Hamilton Road exit about a possible domestic dispute. Authorities later learned that a male had run from a truck on the interstate into the woods. A female caller reported later hearing what sounded like a gunshot. Deputies arrived they […] The post Standoff causes temporary I-85 north shutdown appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
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