2 Walton County firefighters injured in rollover crash while headed to call

  • Source: WSB-TV ABC 2 Atlanta
  • Published: 01/11/2019 02:50 PM

A fire truck crashed en route to a medical call Friday morning, injuring two Walton County firefighters, officials said. The rollover crash involving Walton County Fire Rescue Engine 12 occurred about 8:25 a.m. on Hawkins Academy Road, according to the department. Driver Artis Johnson, 50, and firefighter Michael Murray, 21, were taken to Piedmont Walton Hospital in Monroe with moderate injuries, treated and released, the department said. Content Continues Below According to the Georgia State Patrol, which is investigating the crash, the fire truck was turning left “when the passenger side tires left the roadway. The driver overcorrected, crossing the center line.”Johnson again overcorrected, traveled across the roadway, left the roadway, went down an embankment and overturned, according to the agency.



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