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Ga. police officer driving to training killed in crash

Officer Lawrence Thomas Forrest was driving to a police certification training class when the crash occurred

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Officer Lawrence Thomas Forrest

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By Police1 Staff

WADLEY, Ga. — A police officer died in a car crash while driving to certification training Monday morning.

Wadley Officer Lawrence Thomas Forrest, 37, was killed in the two-vehicle crash around 6:40 a.m., the Statesboro Herald reported. Officer Forrest was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, Alpeshkumaar Patel, was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

Officer Forrest is survived by his fiancee and two sons. Funeral arrangements are pending and an investigation is ongoing.