CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. (WXIA) -- Clayton County Police say an officer was struck by a vehicle while responding to a call Wednesday.
The officer was responding to a suspected burglary at an empty building that used to be a K-mart on Old Dixie Rd near I-75.
He was hit and injured by a fleeing pickup in the parking lot.
Officers say the truck crashed as it went through some bushes trying to get on to the entrance ramp from Old Dixie Road to I-75 North.
No word on the officer's injuries at this point. He was conscious and airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center.