ATLANTA — Witnesses are describing the chaotic moments where they said an officer had to be pulled from a fiery vehicle that crashed into a house Monday night.
The Atlanta Police Department said the officer was taken to the Grady Hospital and is in critical condition. Atlanta Fire Rescue also responded to the scene, which unfolded near the intersection of North Avenue and James P. Brawley Drive NW around 8:15 p.m.
A photo shows the damaged house and what appears to be a police cruiser near the debris. Credit: WXIA
APD Deputy Chief Charles Hampton said the officer was actually headed to assist another police officer in the 500 block of Sunset Avenue with a "help call, who was actively fighting with a perpetrator."
"As he was going to the call, he had an accident, ran into a house. A