A Clark County Sheriff’s Office deputy was injured early Sunday morning when he put his patrol unit into the path of a wrong-way driver on Interstate 5 near Ridgefield, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Deputy Gregory Agar was driving north on Interstate 5 at 2:43 a.m. in a 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe SUV patrol unit near Milepost 14 when he saw a Mazda 3 sedan driving south in the northbound lanes, according to a WSP press bulletin released Monday.
The bulletin said Agar changed lanes to prevent the Mazda from continuing the wrong way on the freeway. The crash totaled both vehicles.
Agar, 28, was transported to Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. A hospital spokesperson said Monday morning that Agar was treated and released.
The driver of the Mazda, Miguel A. Jimenez Jimenez, 27, was not injured in the crash, according to the WSP bulletin. He was booked into the Clark County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence.
