Driver Hits DougCo Deputy’s Vehicle On I-25: ‘Would Have Probably Killed Me’

CASTLE PINES, Colo., (CBS4) – A Douglas County Sheriff’s deputy is safe after her cruiser was sideswiped while stopped on the side of the road. The crash happened Tuesday morning on northbound Interstate 25 near Castle Pines Parkway. At the time, Deputy Tammy Bozarth was conducting a traffic stop on the side of the road. She said the car stopped too close to the guardrail, so she couldn’t go to the passenger side. Instead, she angled her vehicle to block the right lane, which deputies are trained to do.

“Fortunately, when I was getting ready to get out of my car, I looked to my mirror and a car was coming right at me,” Bozarth said.

CBS4’s Conor McCue interviews Tammy Bozarth (credit: CBS)

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