SHADY HILLS, Fla. — A Pinellas County Sheriff's deputy was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries after he collided with a propane tanker truck in Pasco County, Florida Highway Patrol said.
The crash happened shortly before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday on Hudson Avenue west of Hays Road in Shady Hills, near Spring Hill.
Troopers say an Amerigas Propane tanker truck, driven by a 60-year-old Spring Hill man, was backing up across the eastbound and westbound lanes of Hudson Avenue to get into a private driveway.
As the tanker was backing up, an on-duty 32-year-old Pinellas Sheriff's deputy was driving eastbound down Hudson Avenue in his marked patrol SUV.
Just west of Hays Road, the deputy's Tahoe collided with the tanker and traveled under the trailer part. A photo from FHP shows the crushed top of the deputy's SUV.
The deputy suffered serious injuries as a result of the crash and was rushed to an area hospital.
The tanker truck driver was not hurt in the crash.
