2 Vehicles Crash into Deputy Patrol Vehicle near Sierra Highway in Santa Clarita
SANTA CLARITA, CA (May 8, 2023) – Injuries were reported after a crash involving a deputy patrol vehicle near Sierra Highway and Whispering Leaves Drive in Santa Clarita on Saturday afternoon.
The crash happened around 3:35 p.m. on May 6. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the patrol car was making a U-turn when a sedan crashed into its passenger side. Within seconds, another car traveling in the same direction also struck the patrol car.
The impact pushed the second vehicle into a nearby wall.
Responding paramedics reported that all parties involved only sustained minor injuries and none of them was transported to a hospital.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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