A Montgomery County, Alabama, sheriff’s deputy was critically injured in a single vehicle crash while on duty Wednesday night.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Deputy Jermyius Young crashed his patrol vehicle around 7 p.m.
Sheriff Derrick Cunningham said he got the call he never wants to answer Wednesday and quickly made his way to the hospital to be with the deputy and his family.
A Montgomery County, Alabama, sheriff’s deputy was critically injured in a single vehicle crash while on duty Wednesday night.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Deputy Jermyius Young crashed his patrol vehicle around 7 p.m.
Deputy Young, 21, was rushed to a Montgomery area hospital in critical condition and has since been transported to UAB Hospital in Birmingham for advanced treatment, WSFA reports.
Sheriff Derrick Cunningham said he got the call he never wants to answer Wednesday and quickly made his way to the hospital to be with the deputy and his family.
“And I turned around and look, and when you see all of his coworkers there, people leaving homes, some of the people that graduated Academy with him, they’re standing there with us,” the sheriff explained. “I mean, so this is a hard time for us in law enforcement, especially when you have an incident such as this, and you know that person is in critical condition. Man is speechless. Only thing we can do is pray.”

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