Patrol Car Rammed, Deputy Injured in Traffic Stop

PLANT CITY, FL — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a late Tuesday night incident that left one of its deputies with minor injuries.

According to the agency, the incident began to unfold around 10:45 p.m. Sept. 13 when a deputy was heading out to answer an aggravated battery call from the 3700 block of East Highway 92. While on the way, the deputy spotted a vehicle that was involved in the call, an email from the sheriff’s office said.

The deputy attempted to stop the vehicle on Woodrow Wilson Street. The driver did stop, but when the deputy started to get out of his cruiser, “the suspect vehicle backed up into the patrol car ramming the front end,” the email said.

The deputy, who has not been identified, was thrown to the ground. “Fearing for his life,” the deputy fired at least one round at the vehicle, which took off from the scene

The vehicle was found a short time later on Sammons Road. A search for the suspect, however, was unsuccessful.

The deputy suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

No further details are being released at this time.

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