An accident on Taylors Ridge Wednesday morning is still under investigation by the Georgia State Patrol.

Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader told AM1180 that a deputy had pulled over to assist a stranded motorist on Highway 27 going over Taylors Ridge.  The deputy had his blue lights on and was going to turn around and pull in behind the stranded vehicle.  As the deputy was turning around, Jame Burse of a Ben Mosley Circle, Summerville address approached the scene.  Burse attempted to switch lanes to avoid hitting the deputy.  When he did he over corrected and flipped the vehicle he was driving into the ditch.

Sheriff Schrader said that the deputy may have been at fault in the accident and is awaiting the report from the Georgia State Patrol.  Burse was conscious when he was pulled from his vehicle and transported by Redmond EMS to a Rome hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  Schrader said that Burse was able to give his account of the accident to the trooper before being transported to the hospital.