Truck that was hit
photo by Brent McDonald (See video on NewsChannel 9)
East Ridge Police have placed Officer Sean Merriman on paid administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation related to a hit and run.
The suspension comes after the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash involving Officer Merriman’s personal vehicle.
The hit and run traffic crash was reported to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office at approximately 2:35 a.m. after it occurred in the 8300 block of Blue Spruce Road in Middle Valley. Deputies arrived on the scene to find a parked Chevrolet S10 pickup truck had been struck.
The suspect vehicle left the scene but officers were able to follow a fuel trail to an address in the 8100 block of Blue Spruce Road.
There they found a 2004 Jeep Cherokee with heavy damage. The vehicle was towed as being involved in a hit and run traffic crash.
The suspect vehicle was registered to Officer Merriman.
The traffic crash investigation is ongoing.
Officer's Jeep
photo by Brent McDonald (See video on NewsChannel 9)