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Newton County deputy dies from crash injuries

By Steve Burns
Nov 15, 2016

A Newton County deputy sheriff died Tuesday from injuries he suffered in a single-car crash Oct. 30, Newton Coroner Tommy Davis confirmed.

Justin White, 28, of Covington, was taken to Atlanta Medical Center after the crash. He was in intensive care until he died.

Newton deputies took White’s body from AMC to sheriff’s headquarters Tuesday via I-20 eastbound through DeKalb and Rockdale counties.

White, a Newton County deputy since 2012, was responding to a medical emergency call when the crash happened, officials said. White’s car was traveling south on Highway 162 negotiating a curve, according to a Georgia State Patrol statement.

“The right-side tires left the roadway and entered the west shoulder before re-entering the southbound lane of Ga. Highway 162,” the GSP said. “The driver lost control and eventually struck an embankment and overturned, coming to an uncontrolled rest on its roof on the south shoulder of Mote Road, facing east.”

White was not wearing his safety belt.

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