ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Spalding County deputy died Tuesday following a car accident that was possibly caused by a medical event, the sheriff’s office said.

Deputy Joe Crumpton died Tuesday at Fayette Piedmont Hospital after more than an hour of life-saving efforts following the accident, the sheriff’s office said.

Crumpton was in cardiac arrest when he was taken to the hospital, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputy Joe Crumpton died Tuesday shortly after he was taken to Fayette Piedmont Hospital following the accident after an hour of life-saving efforts, the sheriff’s office said. (Spalding County Sheriff's Office)

The accident happened around 5 p.m. A Fayette County Emergency Services employee found Crumpton unconscious in his vehicle, the sheriff’s office said.

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