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Woman struck by Hinesville police car identified
She is listed in critical condition
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This Hinesville police car struck a woman who was trying to cross East Oglethorpe Highway near Pizza Hut on Wednesday night, police said. The woman was taken to Liberty Regional Medical Center, then transferred to Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah. - photo by Lewis Levine
A woman who was struck by a Hinesville police patrol cruiser has been identified. Iris Cooley, 26, of Atlanta, was staying in a hotel on East Oglethorpe Highway near Pizza Hut in Hinesville. She was standing in the center turning lane shortly after 9 p.m. on a rainy night when the Hinesville police car, which was trying to turn into a hotel, struck her, according to Georgia State Patrol Trooper Lyle Thurmond.
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