""Preliminary information shows the deputy was heading south on Santa Rosa Ave with emergency lights on, trying to catch up to two cars involved in street racing. As the patrol vehicle neared the driveway of Friedman's Home Improvement, a white Ford Focus pulled out of the parking lot directly in front of it," CHP-Santa Rosa writes. "The deputy swerved left to avoid the Ford but was unable to, and the patrol car collided with the front left side of the Ford.""
""A witness at the scene who posted about it on Facebook, Areceli Garcia, claims that the CHP account leaves out some details. Garcia says the deputy "pulled out into middle lane used for cars to turn without lights and no sirens on" and "unfortunately the elderly man coming out of friedmans trying to turn left was slammed by the sheriff in the middle lane who was chasing the two cars at almost 55 mph." The victim's car reportedly spun four times before coming to a stop.""
A Sonoma County sheriff's deputy pursuing two cars seen street-racing collided with a Ford Focus exiting Friedman's Home Improvement in Santa Rosa at 5:52 pm. Preliminary CHP information says the deputy had emergency lights on and swerved left to avoid the Ford but struck its front left side, seriously injuring the elderly driver who was taken to a hospital. A witness posted that the deputy entered a middle turn lane without lights or sirens and struck the Ford while chasing at nearly 55 mph, causing the victim's car to spin four times. The incident underscores risks of high-speed law enforcement pursuits and recent policy shifts permitting some pursuits.
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