A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital after his patrol unit was T-boned shortly after noon at the intersection of Bouquet Canyon and Newhall Ranch roads on Wednesday.
The deputy, whose identity was not released by station officials, was driving northbound on Bouquet Canyon Road with lights and siren on, when a driver who apparently didn’t hear or see the “Code 3” response entered the city’s busiest intersection, causing the collision, Lt. Luis Molina confirmed Wednesday in a phone interview.
Luis Garcia, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, confirmed the Fire Department responded and treated three patients at the scene, but only one person was taken to the hospital. He said firefighters were dispatched at 12:19 p.m. and arrived at the crash by 12:25 p.m.
Molina said the other occupants declined transportation to the hospital and were released to family members after speaking with the deputies at the scene who investigated the crash.
The patrol deputy, who was alone in the patrol vehicle, according to SCV Sheriff’s Station officials, was responding to a report of a burglary in progress near the intersection of Skyline Ranch Road and Malabar Street at the time of the crash.
Molina said that, as of the publication of this story, the driver was not arrested based on the preliminary information available. He added that there are multiple factors that can play a role in that decision, including whether the driver who entered the intersection had a green light.
A video posted by Fox11 shows the deputy’s patrol vehicle entering the intersection with its lights and siren on, and then being hit by a light-colored SUV and flipping at least twice before landing right-side up.
