Watch: Calif. Deputy Leaps to Safety as Suspected DUI Driver Plows Through Crash Scene
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- A Placer County sheriff's deputy narrowly avoided being struck by an allegedly intoxicated driver while investigating a hit-and-run crash in Loomis, with the near miss captured on body-worn camera video.
- The deputy was taking photos of a crash scene when a pickup truck came within inches of hitting him, sideswiped a parked vehicle and forced him to jump to safety moments before impact.
- The driver continued down the road, nearly struck several pedestrians and crashed into a tree before being arrested on multiple charges, including DUI, hit-and-run and DUI with prior convictions.
A Placer County deputy narrowly avoided being struck by an allegedly intoxicated driver while investigating a hit-and-run crash in Loomis on Friday night, authorities said. The near miss was captured on the deputy’s body-worn camera.
The 30-second video released by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office shows the deputy investigating the earlier crash at the intersection of Taylor Road and Horseshoe Bar Road around 10:20 p.m. when he looks up, sees the pickup truck approaching and runs to the sidewalk moments before it sideswipes the parked vehicle.
The truck involved in the earlier crash had been pulled onto the shoulder, and its three occupants were standing on the sidewalk as the deputy photographed the scene.
While the deputy was on the shoulder taking photos, a pickup truck driven by a motorist later suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol came within inches of hitting him when it sideswiped the parked truck, the Sheriff’s Office said.
The deputy jumped out of the way just before impact. The three people standing nearby were not injured.
The pickup continued about a block along Taylor Road, nearly striking several pedestrians before crashing into a tree, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The driver was arrested and booked into the Placer County Jail on multiple charges, including hit-and-run, driving under the influence and DUI with prior convictions.
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