A man suspected of drunken driving near Macon was shot by a Bibb County sheriff’s deputy Thursday night after he first refused to pull over and later rammed a patrol car while trying to flee, authorities said.
Anthony Glenn Foster, 53, was identified as the injured driver, the Bibb sheriff’s office said. No one else was hurt during the chase or shooting.
The GBI is investigating the incident at the request of the sheriff’s office. The state agency released a statement Monday detailing the results of its initial investigation.
It was just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday when a deputy attempted to pull over Foster’s car on Log Cabin Road for malfunctioning equipment, the GBI said. The silver Chevrolet Impala did not stop and the deputy pursued it into a residential neighborhood, where it hit another patrol car near the intersection of Mumford Road and Case Street, authorities said.
With patrol cars all around him, Foster drove toward a deputy who was standing outside his vehicle, the GBI said. The deputy fired multiple shots, hitting Foster once, according to authorities. Emergency medical personnel were called to the scene and Foster was taken to Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center in Macon.
Foster is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving and multiple other traffic offenses, the sheriff’s office said. Authorities also said the car did not have a current registration or insurance.
The GBI said Monday that Foster is expected to recover from his injuries. The agency will continue to investigate the incident and, once finished, will turn the results over to the district attorney for the Macon Judicial District.
This is the 54th shooting involving law enforcement the GBI has been asked to investigate this year.
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