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Deputy crashed into gas station trying to avoid dogs, GSP says

Investigators say the accident ended up injuring the deputy and an employee inside the station.

MONROE, Ga. — A patrol car through the side of a gas station has prompted an investigation by the Georgia State Patrol.

According to Monroe Police, the accident happened just before 6:28 a.m. at a gas station on W. Spring Street Tuesday.  They arrived to find a Rockdale County deputy's vehicle embedded in the brick wall of the station.

The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office told 11Alive Wednesday that Deputy Mike Ramsey was taken to Piedmont Hospital Walton for treatment of minor injuries. The police department turned the investigation over to the Georgia State Patrol.

Credit: Rockdale County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Mike Ramsey

According to the responding state trooper, the deputy was trying to avoid to dogs in the road as he was heading west on W. Spring Street. But as he veered to the side, the patrol car left the road, went through some bushes, hit a Taco Bell street sign and finally hit the gas station wall - injuring an employee inside in the process.

It's unclear how severe the employee's injuries were.

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