Editor’s note: The story above is from previous coverage.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta police have identified the officer who was critically injured in a car accident on Monday night.

Malik Safi was sworn into service in December 2024 and is currently assigned to the Zone 1 Field Operations Division. As of Tuesday afternoon, officers said Safi was still in the hospital.

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According to Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and police, Safi was responding to an emergency with his sirens and emergency lights on when he lost control of his patrol car and crashed into a house off James P. Brawley Drive NW.

Three witnesses helped the officer out of his vehicle, and he was taken to the ho

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