No one was injured when a Rowan County Sheriff’s deputy failed to stop at a stop sign, hitting another vehicle Wednesday.
Lt. Terry Agner said Deputy Matt Causey was on the way to a call when he collided with a Honda Accord driven by Ann Rowland Smith of Gold Hill.
“(He) was traveling east on Council Street and as he approached the stop sign on Depot Street he took his eyes off the road for a second,” Agner said. “He applied the brakes and slid through the stop sign.”
Agner said it was raining at the time of the accident.
Each vehicle sustained an estimated $1,000 in damage.
The driver’s side headlight and bumper were damaged on the patrol car.
The front passenger side headlight and bumper of the Honda were damaged.
No charges were filed.