Sheriff’s deputy involved in on-duty crash Wednesday morning

A Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy responding to a call drove through a red light Wednesday morning and crashed into an SUV at an intersection.

The deputy was eastbound on Madison Avenue at 4:53 a.m. when he sped through a red light at 40 mph and broadsided a Ford passing through the Garfield Avenue intersection, said Officer Chad Hertzell of the California Highway Patrol.

The officer had been responding to a call but did not have his lights flashing, Hertzell said. He walked away uninjured, while the Ford driver complained of pain but declined to visit a hospital.

Neither alcohol nor drugs played a role in the collision. Sgt. Shaun Hampton said the Sheriff’s Department’s accident review board would investigate the crash to determine the need for any remedial training or punishment.

This story was originally published November 29, 2017 at 1:28 PM.