Deputy hit head-on during chase

GRIFFIN - A man being chased by police Saturday morning swerved out of his lane and hit an oncoming sheriff&#39;s deputy head-on, police said. <br> <br> 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> <br> The accident happened on West Macintosh Road in Griffin about 12:45 a.m. <br> <br> ``The perpetrator was fleeing ... he crossed the center line and hit the deputy head-on,&#39;&#39; Wright said. ``Speed will probably be a factor.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Warren Lee Mace Jr., 49, was arrested and held in Fayette County Jail on traffic charges, Wright said. Additional charges were pending. <br> <br> Mace suffered minor injuries, and he was treated and released from a local hospital, Wright said.

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