The crash happened around 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, on southbound Sierra Highway and Avenue K, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
“A deputy from Lancaster Station was responding southbound [on] Sierra Highway through the intersection at Avenue K on a red light, with red lights and siren, to a traffic hazard call,” the news release states.
“As the deputy was clearing through the intersection, a civilian driver traveling eastbound [on] Avenue K collided into the passenger side of [the] patrol vehicle. The civilian was in the number three lane of traffic on a green light,” the news release states.
“The collision caused the deputy’s vehicle [to] collide into two other civilian vehicles stopped at a red light, travelling northbound Sierra Highway,” the news release states.
The deputy sustained a laceration to his forehead and other minor injuries, and he was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital via ambulance.
The civilians involved in the collision were not injured nor transported to the hospital.
The crash remains under investigation.
Alexis says
To all the drivers out there, please read the laws that apply to us as drivers. Failure to yield to an emergency vehicle: (Vehicle Code 21806). So we can put whatever spin we want on this, but the laws are clear, for all to read. Any vehicle, (ambulance, fire truck, or officer). Read the book, instead of speculating on a public forum. You might be the next one. Now, I might speculate that a cop is on his way to get donuts, but I still have to yield.
Trumpist#1 says
Especially if they’re on their way for donuts. That’s the most dangerous time.
Alexis says
I watched the video several times and the officer did have his lights on, proceeding through the intersection carefully. As he was almost through the intersection the truck broadsided him. The other cars were stopped as he was visible,. but the truck, because he was in the number three lane was unaware, also the CHP was not at fault. This time it was an accident, and the video clearly shows it to be an accident. Apparently the driver of the truck didn’t get that the other cars were stopped.
Tim Scott says
The cop, in choosing to run the red, took responsibility for properly clearing the intersection, then didn’t do it. Calling it “an accident,” while true, has no bearing on accountability.
Alexis says
There is nothing he could have done differently. The CHP officer did not run the red light, and he did properly clear the intersection as humanly possible. The driver of the truck came quickly from lane number three without slowing down at all, while other cars were stopped. The video clearly shows that this officer acted properly, and could not see this oncoming truck. All other cars were stopped, showing that the driver of the truck is responsible for not seeing other cars stopped, and at least he should have slowed down. The video says it all.
Michael Campbell says
So, did the deputy yield or not on the red… That is required when clearing an intersection even with lights and sirens. If the deputy failed to do than, than there’s no question the deputy is at fault. If he was hit on red… The obvious answer is he failed to clear the intersection before proceeding on red, so he’s guilty regardless.
D'Arcy L. says
You are right Michael Campbell. You are also right that the obvious answer is he failed to clear the intersection before proceeding on red, so he’s guilty regardless.
Laughing says
In the video I have seen he was sitting at the red, turned on lights accelerated and was involved in a collision.
Tim Scott says
“As the deputy was clearing through the intersection…” well, no, he actually wasn’t clearing through the intersection. Clearing through the intersection means verifying that the cross traffic is aware of you and is yielding. Had he been “clearing through the intersection” he wouldn’t have been hit by cross traffic. What this deputy was apparently doing was flying blindly through the intersection on a red light and counting on his emergency vehicle status being noticed. I hope everyone involved sues the daylights out of the county and this “hero” gets fired.
Fed up with the av says
Huh..seems funny that everyone else was stopped…doesn’t it?
Tim Scott says
Hilarious, but what does that have to do with anything? “Clearing the intersection” means checking that EVERYONE has stopped, not that EVERYONE ELSE has stopped but the car that he pulled in front of and got hit by.
AV Illegal says
Moron….as usual, stating the facts before they are facts. Perhaps we should give the death penalty to the deputy.
It’s amazing how many comments this little fender bender gets from all the cop haters. Big stories barely get a notice.
Broadsided says
Demolition Derby.
Fed Up with the AV says
What makes me angry about this? she was not cited for failing to yield..this is why this city is going to the crapper, police do not do anything about all the illegal stuff. Driving while smoking weed, on cellphones, running red lights and the list goes on.
Tom says
If you see traffic in front of you and on your sides come to a stop common sense says I better slow down at least. When they pull the trucks cell phone records I bet it will show they were on the phone. Thank God it was a cop car hit and not a person on foot. The homeless and kids on that section of Sierra Hwy cross that road so slow the light will be green and there still in the cross walk. Nice pay day for everyone hit though. That’s the real California lottery.
Broadsided says
“…a civilian driver traveling eastbound [on] Avenue K collided into the passenger side of [the] patrol vehicle.”
I will go with inattentive, intoxicated, stoned, or texting. Maybe all four…
The Easter Bunny says
I was late to an adult Easter egg hunt because of the crash.
Anonymous says
Don’t lie for this bag of that cop I was there he went to the intersection with lights on only and no siren. pretty dangerous if you ask me some people might be past the intersection happened to look down for a second if they don’t hear a siren how do they know to stop. I see cops do it all the time running red lights with their lights off running red lights with their sirens off used equipment on your [removed] Car us taxpayers pay for stop endangering the public cuz you want to drive around like a [removed] idiot. [removed]
Chuck Henry says
If your ability to form cognizant sentences and your mind set towards law enforcement is the norm in the Antelope Valley, it is no wonder that the valley is such a ghetto hole. Please do society a favor and don’t go south of Avenue S. Stay in your ghetto paradise. You get what you deserve.
The Bunny says
My, my, “through the intersection at Avenue K on a red light, with red lights and siren, to a traffic hazard call”, looks like when two knuckleheads meet the taxpayer gets the bill. Great job deputy you arrived at the “traffic hazard” much quicker than anticipated. Happy Easter and thankfully nobody was killed.
Miffed American says
People were driving crazy on 4/20 and not just the streets on the 14 freeway too.