ACC Motorcycle Cop Injured in Collision Downtown with Taxi

Senior Police Officer Kenneth Beavers went to the hospital with a concussion, a broken leg and a facial injury after a crash at North Thomas and East Dougherty streets, according to a story in the Athens Banner Herald. He was riding a county-owned motorcycle at the time of the crash.

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the incident, which took place Monday night, the story says. It isn't known who turned into whom, but both Officer Beavers and a taxi were trying to get onto Dougherty from Thomas when they collided. No one has been cited.

Because of the concussion, the police officer can't tell authorities what happened because he doesn't remember. The taxi cab driver told investigators that he had a green light, the story says. The State Patrol will have to figure out if the traffic signal were working or if Officer Beavers didn't yield the right of way, the story says.