Woman dies in crash with officer responding to bomb threat at Marjorie Taylor Greene's home, lawmaker says
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A woman died this week in a car crash involving a Georgia officer, who at the time was responding to a bomb threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's home, according to police and the congresswoman. The threat turned out to be a hoax, said Green, who said she has been targeted multiple times before by "swatting" attempts — where someone flags a false emergency to law enforcement in efforts to draw an armed response to their target's residence.
The wreck occurred Monday in Rome, Georgia, where Greene lives, as the officer drove his personal vehicle to join his department's bomb squad on a call, Rome Police said in a statement. A car pulled out in front of the officer on his route, causing the accident, CBS affiliate WANF reported, citing Georgia State Patrol. The other driver, 66-year-old Tammie Pickelsimer, was killed in the collision, state troopers told the news station.
Authorities have not identified the bomb squad officer by name, and it was unclear whether he sustained injuries in the crash.
