Georgia woman dies after falling out of patrol car | Ap

SPARTA, Ga. (AP) — State investigators looking into the death of a Georgia woman who fell out of a patrol car after her arrest have concluded deputies never closed the car’s back door.

Brianna Grier, 28, suffered significant injuries as she was being driven to the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office on July 15 and died from those injuries at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta on July 21, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a news release.

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