LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A Lake County deputy’s marked vehicle was rear-ended Tuesday morning, causing it to crash into another deputy’s cruiser, according to sheriff’s officials.
The crash happened around 12:35 a.m. on Highway 50 and East Avenue in Clermont, troopers said.
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According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the deputy was on the way to a call when he was rear-ended.
Two sheriff’s office patrol vehicles were stopped in the westbound inside lane of SR-50 at a red light of an intersection when a Chrysler traveling west failed to stop for one of the LCSO cars ahead, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
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As a result, troopers said the Chrysler, driven by a 40-year-old Groveland man, rear-ended the LCSO vehicle, which then struck the other patrol car.
The rear-end crash heavily damaged the LCSO vehicle and minor damages were reported to the second vehicle. Clermont police and the Florida Highway Patrol responded and assisted with the crash.
One of the deputies was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
No more information on the vehicle and driver in the rear-end crash has been released.
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