All eastbound lanes of I-20 in downtown Atlanta were closed for over an hour Thursday morning after a Georgia State Patrol cruiser was struck by another vehicle.
The crash happened shortly after 9 a.m. on I-20 eastbound at the Downtown Connector. The interstate reopened shortly after 10 a.m.
GSP Trooper First Class Mark Campbell was investigating an earlier wreck when the Campbell's patrol car was hit from behind by a Dodge Dakota, according to the GSP.
Campbell was not injured, but the patrol car was totaled.
The Dakota driver, Lee Arthur Jackson, 64, of Austell, complained of injuries and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
Charges are pending.
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