Orange County, CA : Osceola County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured vehicle was hit by another vehicle Saturday morning August 29 2015
An Osceola County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured early Saturday morning after his marked patrol vehicle was hit by another vehicle in Orange County.
The crash happened just after 2 a.m. at the intersection of John Young Parkway and Town Center Boulevard.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Edgar Rodriguez, 23, of Kissimmee was attempting to make a left turn from southbound John Young Parkway to eastbound Town Center Boulevard and struck a marked Osceola County Sheriff’s Office vehicle driven by Deputy Christopher Pye.
FHP said the impact of the crash pushed Deputy Pye’s patrol vehicle into a concrete light pole on the northeast corner of the intersection.
Deputy Pye, 23, was transported to Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee where he is under observance for non-life threatening injuries.
Troopers said witnesses told them the deputy had a green light.
Rodriguez was arrested for DUI.The Sheriff's Office said Deputy Pine, who is assigned as a patrol deputy and has been with them for a year, was on his way home after finishing his shift.
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Osceola deputy injured in crash, driver of other car charged with DUI