Crime & Safety

Hartland Township Resident Strikes Oakland County Sheriff Patrol Car

The following report came from the Oakland County Sheriff's Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A 13-year Oakland County Sheriff Deputy was injured in a car accident in Rochester Hills, according to a police report.

The accident happened when the vehicle behind the deputy, driven by a 42-year-old Hartland Township resident, was unable to stop and struck the police patrol car.

Rochester Hills Fire/EMS transported the deputy to Beaumont Troy Hospital where he was treated and later released, the report said.  

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The other driver was not injured and was cited for causing the accident.


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