- Deputy Sheriff Eric Minnix was killed Thursday morning during a police pursuit that crossed from Georgia to Alabama.
- The chase involved a stolen vehicle, which resulted in Minnix being struck by another law enforcement vehicle.
- The Coweta County Sheriff's Office confirmed Minnix's death in a social media post.
A Georgia sheriff's deputy was killed Thursday morning when he was struck by another law enforcement vehicle during a police pursuit that entered Alabama.
The Coweta County Sheriff's Office announced that Deputy Eric Minnix was killed in the crash after a Georgia law enforcement pursuit of the stolen vehicle continued into Alabama.
“Eric was struck by a police cruiser during the arrest of the suspect and was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital,” the sheriff's office said in a social media post.
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“We lost a good deputy. We lost a good man and a good friend,” the sheriff's office wrote.
Police in Georgia were tracking the stolen vehicle, and the pursuit continued into Alabama, where the fatal crash occurred. (Fox News)
WRBL-TV reported that the crash occurred on Interstate 85 in Chambers County, on the Georgia-Alabama border.
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The Alabama Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the crash. A spokesperson said the company is working to gather additional information to make public.
Mr. Minnix, also a K-12 police officer, is survived by his wife and three daughters.
