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Ga. rookie killed in two-car crash while on duty

By: Zachary Hansen, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

GLASSCOCK COUNTY, Ga. — A 19-year-old Glascock County deputy died in a car wreck Tuesday, authorities confirmed.

Deputy Joshua Ryer Jr. of Gibson was on duty Tuesday afternoon when he was fatally injured in a two-car wreck on Spring Street and Andrew Drive in Washington, Augusta-based news station WJBF reported. He had only worked at the sheriff’s office for about six months.

Glascock County sheriff's Deputy Joshua Ryer Jr. who died in a two-car wreck while on duty (Photo/ Georgia POST Commission)

A woman in the other car was taken to Augusta University Medical Center for treatment, the news station reported. Her condition was not provided.

Full story: https://www.policeone.com/lodd/articles/482798006-Ga-rookie-killed-in-two-car-crash-while-on-duty/