Two Gwinnett Police Officers Injured in Crash

SNELLVILLE, GA — Two Gwinnett County Police officers were injured when their patrol car was involved in a crash Friday morning.

The crash happened about 6:30 a.m. in Snellville, near the intersection of Athens Highway and Cooper Road.

Two other people also were reportedly taken to the hospital after the collision.

Snellville Police said in a Facebook post that a vehicle made an illegal U-turn in front of another car headed east on Athens Highway, forcing that car to swerve into a lane occupied by the Gwinnett patrol car.

The injuries of the people whose car struck the patrol car were not believed to be serious, the post said.

Gwinnett County Police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera said one of the officers was able to return to work late Friday morning, while the other had to remain at the hospital for treatment of what she called minor injuries.

The patrol car was damaged, but not totaled, she said.

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