OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Two Oakland County sheriff’s deputies were hospitalized after a crash.
---> Update: Shelby Township man killed, 2 Oakland County deputies injured in crash
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said the deputies were hospitalized after a truck slammed into their cars. The deputies were parked behind a car that had been on fire.
“They’re lucky to be alive as we assess all the injuries,” the sheriff’s office said on Twitter.
The sheriff’s office said the crash happened on M-59. They did not announce the condition of the driver of the truck in the social media posts. The sheriff’s office later sent out a full press release and stated the driver was a 29-year-old Shelby Township man who has died.
In 24 hours we had two deputies injured in separate incident attacks in the jail;then two deputies hospitalized after a truck slammed into their cars as they were parked behind a car that had been on fire. They’re lucky to be alive as we assess all the injuries. Challenging days. pic.twitter.com/tKWYRJzGbT
— Oakland County Sheriff’s Office (@oaklandsheriff) August 20, 2023