A Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office K9 handler and his police dog, Max, were injured Tuesday night after their vehicle was rear-ended on northbound Interstate 185 near JR Allen Parkway.

According to Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman, the K9 handler was monitoring traffic when the collision occurred.

Both the handler and K9 Max sustained injuries.

The driver who struck their vehicle admitted to being distracted while driving, according to Countryman.

MCSO HEAT Units are investigating the crash.
No additional information has been released.