Slow down, move over: Georgia police chief urges drivers to take care after crash claims officer s life
A 22-year veteran, Sgt. Daniel Mobley was struck while responding to the scene of a wreck that involved another DeKalb County Police officer. Author: LaPorsche Thomas Updated: 10:29 PM EST January 2, 2021
ATLANTA The DeKalb County Police Department is mourning the death of one of their veteran officers after an early morning incident claimed his life.
Twenty-two-year veteran Sgt. Daniel Mobley was struck while on the scene of a wreck that involved another DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD) officer on Saturday at 9 a.m. on I-75/85 southbound near Williams Street.
DeKalb County police officer struck by vehicle, killed on Downtown Connector
By Eric Perry and FOX 5 Digital Team
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ATLANTA - The DeKalb County Police Department is mourning the death of one of its sergeants killed in the line of duty Saturday morning.
Officials say Sgt. Daniel Mobley was hit by a vehicle while at the scene of an accident involving another officer along the Downtown Connector near Andrew Young International Blvd. around 9:27 a.m. Sergeant Mobley was responding to the area of I-85 and 75 to investigate a crash one of our officers was involved in, said DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos. Unfortunately as he exited the vehicle he was struck by an oncoming car.