Georgia State Patrol investigates crash involving Bibb County sheriff’s deputy

A Bibb County sheriff’s deputy was responding to a report of a stolen car just after noon Tuesday when his patrol car was broadsided by a silver Jeep at an intersection in north Macon.

Deputy Craig Lewis was following behind another patrol car, traveling westbound through the intersection of Vineville Avenue and Forest Hill Road, when a 2009 Jeep Wrangler headed southbound slammed into the side of Lewis’ patrol car, according to a crash report from the Georgia State Patrol.

The driver of the Jeep, 19-year-old Peyton Erb, of Cumming, suffered minor injuries to her face. The deputy, 27, also suffered minor injuries.

The crash is being investigated by Georgia State Patrol.

This story was originally published October 3, 2017 at 5:50 PM with the headline "Georgia State Patrol investigates crash involving Bibb County sheriff’s deputy."