ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A St. Johns County deputy has been transported to the hospital after being involved in a crash while conducting a traffic stop Friday night, according to the sheriff's office.
The deputy was conducting a traffic stop on US-1 near Valley Ridge in the northeast part of the county.
SJCSO said the deputy was on the passenger side of the stopped vehicle when another vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed hit the driver's side. "This reaction caused the deputy to be thrown by the force of the crash," authorities said in a statement.
The deputy was transported to a local hospital to be treated for any "possible injuries," the sheriff's office added.
The occupants of the vehicle that was pulled over were also transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.