Search Continues for Driver Who Dragged Georgia State Trooper

ATLANTA, Georgia -- The search continued Sunday for the man accused of dragging a Georgia State Patrol trooper on the side of a vehicle.

Trooper First Class Markus White was injured Saturday night when he fell from the vehicle and hit his head on the roadway, the State Patrol said. His injuries were not life-threatening, the agency said Sunday.

White attempted to stop a vehicle with a broken taillight on Bill Lucas Drive at Hank Aaron Drive around 8:40 p.m., a GSP spokeswoman said.

The driver was asked to get out of the vehicle after the trooper smelled marijuana, Franka Young with the State Patrol said in an emailed statement. An Atlanta police officer, who was riding with White at the time, arrested the driver on a drug charge, Young said. The trooper then approached the car's passenger.

"The passenger, a male, crawled across the console and into the driver's seat," Young said. "The trooper attempted to stop the violator, but was dragged down Bill Lucas Drive by the vehicle."

White fell from the side of the vehicle and hit his head on the asphalt. Other troopers were called to the scene and took the injured trooper to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released, Young said.

The vehicle was later found, but the man accused of dragging the trooper was not located, the State Patrol said.

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