A Dunwoody officer was injured last weekend when an impaired driver slammed into the back of his police SUV, pushing the patrol vehicle into him during a traffic stop on the side of I-285.
According to police, Officer Slade Mehas stopped a DUI suspect about 3 a.m. Aug. 15 after she was clocked driving more than 100 mph in the eastbound lanes of the Perimeter. Mehas was speaking with the woman in front of his patrol car when the crash occurred near North Peachtree Road.
Video of the incident shared Friday shows the vehicle plow into the back of the officer, forcing him into the woman and sending her over the guardrail. According to police, neither Mehas nor the other driver were seriously injured in the crash. Both were taken to the hospital and later released.
“Thankfully, the officer is okay,” Dunwoody police wrote in a Facebook post. “This should serve as a great reminder to MOVE OVER when you see emergency vehicles on the shoulder.”
Credit: Dunwoody Police Department
Credit: Dunwoody Police Department
Mehas is one of the Dunwoody Police Department’s top DUI investigators, authorities said Friday.
“The danger from DUI drivers is still real today, even though there are so many options available instead of getting behind the wheel impaired,” police wrote. “Your decision not to drink and drive may save your life or the life of others.”
Authorities have not released the name of the driver who crashed into the officer’s SUV. Because the wreck involved a Dunwoody police vehicle, the investigation was turned over to the Georgia State Patrol, the department said.
A GSP spokeswoman said charges have not been filed in the case.
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