On Sunday, September 20th at approximately 9:40 pm, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to an accident on I-75 northbound near Johnstonville Road involving an off-duty Glynn County police officer and an unknown male subject.
Preliminary investigation shows that the unknown male subject struck the officer's vehicle in the rear, leaving both vehicles inoperable. The male suspect exited his vehicle and attacked the Glynn County officer. The officer proceeded to defend himself against the suspect.
The suspect tells the officer that “You will have to kill me” and then runs into interstate traffic where he was struck by multiple vehicles, killing him instantly.
The Glynn County police officer was taken to the Monroe County Hospital for minor injuries.
No further information will be released at this time as this is an active investigation.
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