Crime & Safety
Forsyth Deputy Injured in Cherokee Single-Car Crash
The accident happened Saturday morning in northeast Cherokee County near the Forsyth County line.
A Forsyth County Sheriff's Office deputy was taken to an area hospital Saturday morning following a car accident in northeastern Cherokee County, according to authorities.
Deputy Sheriff Michael Cartledge was driving his patrol car, a 2008 Dodge Charger, east on Georgia Highway 369 near Julius Bridge Road near the Free Home community around 7:30 a.m. when the single-car crash happened, according to a sheriff's office press release.
It appears his vehicle hydroplaned on Highway 369 and struck several trees. Cartledge was transported by Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services to North Fulton Hospital in Roswell by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.
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"All I've heard so far is that he should be released today [Saturday] and has no broken bones," said Deputy Courtney Beal Spriggs, public information officer for the FCSO.
Deputy Cartledge was wearing his seatbelt. The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office is investigating the crash.
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