A Fayette County sheriff's

deputy and a Fayetteville man were seriously injured Sunday evening when

their vehicles collided as the deputy was responding to a burglary-in-progress

call, police said.

Terry Jason Lee, 22, of Fayetteville,

had the green light when he was headed northbound on Jeff Davis Drive

in Fayetteville after 9 p.m., said Capt. Bryan Woodie of the Fayette County

Sheriff's Department. Lee's truck struck the driver's side

of the patrol car, which was being driven west on Ga. Highway 54 by Dep.

Steve Simpson, 36, of Smyrna, Woodie said.

It took emergency crews roughly

40 minutes to extricate Simpson, largely because of his size, Woodie said.

The lights and siren of Simpson's patrol car were activated at the

time of the crash, Woodie noted.

Simpson also slowed somewhat

when his patrol car approached the intersection, but it is not clear how

much he slowed down, Woodie said.

Lee was scheduled to have leg

surgery Tuesday and Simpson has a variety of injuries including a concussion,

a fractured leg and pelvis and other injuries to his left side.

"They're both expected

to be okay," Woodie said, adding that the collision "could easily

have been a fatal crash."

Because the accident involved

a county sheriff's deputy, the Georgia State Patrol is investigating

the accident, Woodie said. As of Tuesday morning, there were no indications

charges would be filed in connection with the collision, Woodie said.