Macomb County Deputy Hurt In Crash

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — A Macomb County Sheriff’s Deputy was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a crash at the intersection of 29 Mile Road and Van Dyke Road. A 27-year-old Sterling Heights woman was arrested for drunk driving in connection with the crash, according to police reports.

The deputy was traveling southbound on Van Dyke when the Sterling Heights woman, who was in a 2010 Ford Edge, drove through a red light heading westbound on 29 Mile Road and struck him. The deputy, a 17-year veteran of the Macomb County force, was transported to Troy Beaumont Hospital.

Police said neither the woman or a passenger in the Ford were hurt. The Sterling Heights woman registered a .12 blood alcohol level after a breath test, according to a police report.

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