ATLANTA — A Spalding County deputy died following a vehicle crash that may have been caused by a medical emergency, Atlanta News First reported.
Deputy Joe Crumpton, 62, was transported to Fayette Piedmont Hospital on Dec. 9 in cardiac arrest after the crash. He died despite more than an hour of life-saving efforts, according to the report.
The crash occurred around 5 p.m. and was discovered by a Fayette County Emergency Services employee who found Crumpton unconscious in his vehicle. Witnesses told authorities they believed the deputy suffered a medical episode before striking another vehicle and veering off the road, according to the report. No other injuries were reported.
Crumpton had served with the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office since May 2023 as a transport officer in the detention division. He was also a U.S. Army veteran.
Spalding County Sheriff Darrell Dix confirmed that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab will determine the official cause of death.
Investigators said Hieu Tran used his NYPD-issued firearm to shoot the man as they sat in their vehicles; a lawsuit alleges Tran “calmly fled the scene ... and went to work the next day like nothing happened”
December 16, 2025 03:20 PM
Diego Barron-Esquivel, described as a Mexican national, “did intentionally and forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate and interfere with” an ICE agent, court documents show
December 16, 2025 10:01 AM
Officers were guarding evidence at a homicide scene when a man emerged from an apartment and fired shots; he later opened fire again, wounding an officer in the face
December 17, 2025 12:00 PM
·
Jason Banegas, who pleaded guilty to murdering Hollywood Police Department Officer Yandy Chirino, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole
December 16, 2025 11:30 AM
FirstNet Compact Rapid Deployables, AT&T LEO Cell Trailers and LEO Emergency Communication Portables and AT&T Amphibious Vehicle are delivering connectivity
December 15, 2025 04:59 PM
