A Pinellas County Sheriff’s deputy sustained injuries during a traffic stop on US-19 in Palm Harbor on Wednesday, November 20, 2024.
The crash occurred at approximately 8:12 p.m. in the northbound lanes of US-19, just south of Nebraska Avenue. The deputy was conducting a traffic stop on a truck when the collision occurred. It appears that that deputy’s marked Tahoe and the truck were both involved in the crash.
Following the incident, the truck left the roadway and was later located in a nearby bank parking lot. Deputies detained the driver at the scene. Observations indicate that field sobriety tests were conducted on the detained individual.
The injured deputy was transported to Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital in St. Petersburg with non-life-threatening injuries.
An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing and additional information is expected in the morning.
