PONTIAC, Mich. – A man was hospitalized with serious injuries after reportedly disregarding a red light and crashing into a deputy’s vehicle in Pontiac early Friday morning.
Update: Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy seriously injured in collision with suspected drunk driver
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Officials say the driver of a Ford Crown Victoria, identified as a 36-year-old Pontiac man, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lane of Michigan Avenue at around 12:03 a.m. when he ran a red light and crashed into an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office patrol car. The deputy in the patrol vehicle, a 2014 Chevrolet Impala, was reportedly traveling northbound on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.
Drivers of both vehicles were taken to two different hospitals following the crash, police said. The Pontiac man is being treated for serious injuries. Officials said the deputy in an intensive care unit.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office says neither driver was wearing a seatbelt when the crash occurred.
Officials have obtained a search warrant for a blood sample from the Pontiac man, as they believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard released the following statement Friday:
“Our dedicated men and women work all hours of the day and night, through any conditions including a worldwide pandemic. They are in the jail and on the road and we are very proud of them. So, it is frustrating and makes us sad when while they are diligently doing their job, someone by their own bad choices causes them injury or death. A person decided to drink and drive and now we have a Deputy in ICU. Prayers are welcome.”
Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard
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