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Car Hits Lawyer Outside Courthouse
Lawyer with public defender's office in serious condition at Grady Hospital, police say
A lawyer in the DeKalb County Public Defender’s Office was hospitalized Wednesday morning after an auto struck her in a crosswalk outside the DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur.
Decatur Assistant Police Chief Keith Lee said the 33-year-old woman was injured about 8:50 a.m. in the crosswalk on West Trinity Place. Claudia Saari, DeKalb County public defender, said she was on her way to a hearing in the courthouse. Saari declined to name the woman.
The injured woman was taken to Grady Hospital with injuries that are serious but not life threatening, Lee said.
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The driver of the vehicle, a 22-year-old woman, was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian. Police did not release the driver’s name.
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