Crime & Safety
Forsyth Sheriff's Deputy Injured in Cherokee Crash
The accident happened Saturday morning in Cherokee County.
A Forsyth County Sheriff's Office deputy was taken to an area hospital Saturday morning following a car accident, according to authorities.
Deputy Sheriff Michael Cartledge was driving his patrol car, a 2008 Dodge Charger, east on Georgia Highway 369 near Julius Bridge Road in Cherokee County around 7:30 a.m. when the single-car crash happened, according to a sheriff's office press release.
It appears his vehicle hydroplaned on Highway 369 and struck several trees. Cartledge was transported by Cherokee County Fire and Rescue to North Fulton Hospital in Roswell by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.
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"All I've heard so far is that he should be released today [Saturday] and has no broken bones," said Deputy Courtney Beal Spriggs, public information officer for the FCSO.
Deputy Cartledge was wearing his seatbelt. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash.
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