No Injures in Crash Involving Manatee Deputy

A Monday morning fender bender on U.S. 301 involving a Manatee County Sheriff’s deputy resulted in no injuries.

According to the sheriff’s office, Deputy Folds and Tikisha Gobourne, 43, were both traveling south on U.S. 301 around 9:20 a.m. when the light turned red at 5300 U.S. 301. Folds was traveling behind Gobourne at the time.

As the two sat at the light, “Deputy Folds accidentally released the brakes,” the sheriff’s office wrote in an email to media.

The deputy’s car struck the rear bumper of Gobourne’s vehicle.

“No damage was observed to either vehicle,” the email said.

Both Gobourne and Folds refused emergency medical treatment.

It is unclear at this time if a traffic citation will be issued.

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