Deputy Involved In Crash Released From Hospital

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — A Macomb County Sheriff’s Deputy involved in an early morning crash Saturday has been released from the hospital. The 17-year veteran was hit in his patrol vehicle at the intersection of 29 Mile Road and Van Dyke Road at about 12:54 a.m., according to Sheriff’s Office news release.

The deputy was transported to Troy Beaumont Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No charges have been filed and the case remains under investigation, the sheriff’s office said.

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The deputy was traveling southbound on Van Dyke when a Sterling Heights woman, who was in a 2010 Ford Edge, drove through a red light heading westbound on 29 Mile Road and struck him, an earlier news release stated. Police said neither the woman or a passenger in the Ford were hurt.

The 27-year-old Sterling Heights woman registered a .12 blood alcohol level after a breath test, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Michigan’s legal blood alcohol limit is .08.