GRIFFIN - A man being chased by police Saturday morning swerved out of his lane and hit an oncoming sheriff's deputy head-on, police said. <br>
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Spalding County Deputy Teresa Akins, 45, was flown to a hospital in Atlanta for treatment. She was in fair condition Saturday, said Georgia State Patrol spokesman Gordy Wright. <br>
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The accident happened on West Macintosh Road in Griffin about 12:45 a.m. <br>
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``The perpetrator was fleeing ... he crossed the center line and hit the deputy head-on,'' Wright said. ``Speed will probably be a factor.'' <br>
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Warren Lee Mace Jr., 49, was arrested and held in Fayette County Jail on traffic charges, Wright said. Additional charges were pending. <br>
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Mace suffered minor injuries, and he was treated and released from a local hospital, Wright said.
