Ephrata ,WA : 61 - Years old Allen Sleeper Grant County deputy injured after crashed several apple trees on Tuesday afternoon ,May 19th 2015

A Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy was injured in a crash while responding to a call around 1 p.m. today. His injuries are non-life threatening despite hitting several apple trees.

Deputy Allen Sleeper, 61, was driving his Dodge Charger patrol car west on State Route 262 on his way to a 911 hang-up call in the Mattawa area when he overtook a Ford pickup, according to a Sheriff’s Office press release.

Sleeper attempted to pass the truck, driven by Ronald A. Davis of Pasco. The two vehicles collided when Davis tried to make a left hand turn into a driveway while Sleeper was trying to pass him, according to the press release. The collision sent Sleeper’s patrol car into an apple orchard, where it hit several trees.

The patrol car was totaled. Davis was uninjured. The crash is under investigation by the Washington State Patrol.


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Grant County deputy injured in crash