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Oconee Co. Deputy Hit By Car Dies
David Gilstrap Died At Athens Hospital
POSTED: 12:21 pm EDT October 9, 2008
UPDATED: 6:35 am EDT October 10, 2008
WATKINSVILLE, Ga. -- An Oconee County sheriff's deputy who was hit by a car while directing traffic died Thursday.Patrol Deputy David Gilstrap was hit Thursday morning while directing traffic in front of a school in Watkinsville. Oconee County Coroner John Simpson said Gilstrap was pronounced dead at a hospital in Athens at 10:25 p.m. after being on life support.The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the collision. State Patrol Lt. Paul Cosper said the car's driver, a 62-year-old woman, has not been charged, pending the end of the investigation.Gilstrap joined the Oconee County Sheriff's Office in 2005 after years as a deputy at the Clarke County Jail.
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