Clayton deputy’s parked car hit; driver charged

A Clayton County sheriff’s deputy will be back on the street Wednesday after being struck by a suspected drunk driver.

Deputy Patrick Fluellen was sitting in his patrol car Tuesday morning monitoring a construction project in Riverdale when he was struck, sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Sonja Sanchez said.

Fluellen was parked at the bottom of the Ga. 85 ramp from I-75 South when the driver struck the back of Fluellen’s patrol car, causing extensive damage to both vehicles.

The Georgia State Patrol arrested the driver on charges of drunken driving and failure to yield, Sanchez said. She was taken to Grady Hospital with serious injuries. Her identity was unavailable Tuesday night, Sanchez said.

The deputy was not injured and is scheduled to return to work Wednesday.