Police Officer Charles Arthur Vick

Charles Arthur Vick

Police Officer Charles Vick was struck and killed while pushing his stalled patrol vehicle on Cleveland Highway around 12:20 a.m.

Officer Vick and the chief of police were pursuing a speeder. When they lost the driver about a mile and a half out of the Clarkesville city limits, they turned around to go back, but the car stalled. Officer Vick exited the vehicle to push it and was struck by a passing car.

He was transported to Habersham General Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

The driver was not cited.

Officer Vick was serving with the Clarkesville Police Department as a part-time officer on Saturday nights. He previously served with the Habersham County Sheriff's Office for four and a half years. He was survived by his wife, foster daughter, brother, and sister.