Crime & Safety
Toddler Thrown From SUV In South Cobb Crash: Report
A 2-year-old child was thrown from an SUV after the vehicle collided with a patrol car, according to news reports.
AUSTELL, GA -- The Georgia State Highway Patrol is investigating a Cobb County crash in which a 2-year-old child was thrown from a vehicle, authorities said. The accident happened Monday afternoon at the corner of Riverside Parkway and Whisper Lane in Austell.
The toddler was in a car seat but wasn't strapped in, according to news reports. The child's condition was not immediately known. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)
The collision occurred when a silver Nissan Pathfinder was turning on Whisper Lane. A Cobb County Transit bus obscured the view of the SUV's driver, the AJC reports, and the vehicle failed to yield and was hit by the cop car.
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