A Hampden County Sheriff's Department deputy who was directing traffic at a road job on College Highway was injured just before noon Wednesday when he was stuck by a passing car.
03.09.11 | Photo by Julian Feller-Cohen â The Southwick Police Department's patch.This is an update of a story originally posted at 1:48 p.m.
SOUTHWICK - A Hampden County Sheriff’s Department deputy who was directing traffic at a road job on College Highway was injured just before noon Wednesday when he was stuck by a passing car, police said.
The deputy, whose name was withheld Wednesday afternoon, was taken by the Southwick Fire Department ambulance to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield for treatment of undisclosed injuries. Southwick police described his injuries as not life-threatening.
Richard McCarthy, spokesman for Sheriff Michael J. Ashe, said the deputy was
treated at the hospital and released Wednesday afternoon. McCarthy said he did not know if the deputy would miss any time at work as a result of the accident.
According to Southwick police, the deputy was working a road detail on College Highway near Feeding Hills Road.
The Southwick Police accident reconstruction officer, Paul Miles, is handling the investigation into the accident, police said.
Details of how the accident occurred were not disclosed.
Police also said they were withholding the name of the driver of the car until the investigation is completed.
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