The Brief
- An Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) deputy ran a red light and hit another car on Tuesday morning.
- Both the deputy and the man driving the other vehicle were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Authorities say the crash remains under investigation.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A man was injured in a car crash after an Orange County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) deputy ran a red light on Tuesday morning, troopers say.
What happened?
What we know:
According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), the crash occurred Tuesday morning when an OCSO marked patrol car was traveling southbound on John Young Parkway approaching the State Road 408 overpass. At the same time, a 2008 Dodge Charger was traveling northbound on John Young Parkway, also approaching the overpass.
Troopers say the driver of the Dodge was making a left turn to travel onto S.R. 408 when the deputy ran the red light. As a result, the front of the patrol car struck the Dodge.…