An incident in Catawba, North Carolina left a Saturn Outlook and several other vehicles destroyed after a county sheriff’s deputy lost control of their Dodge Durango pursuit vehicle at high speed. Incredibly, no one was killed in the incident. The deputy involved failed to activate their police vehicle emergency equipment. The dramatic collision was captured by multiple security cameras.
According to a report from Queen City News, which cites North Carolina State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred around 4:30 p.m. local time on Sherrills Ford Road, near East Bandys Cross Road. The deputy involved, 23-year-old Jarrett Carl Isaac, was traveling north in response to a “domestic-related call.”
Footage of the incident reveals another county sheriff vehicle traveling North at high speed moments before the crash. After the first police SUV passes, a black Ram pickup is seen pulling out of the adjacent Dollar General parking lot, directly into the path of speeding sheriff deputy Isaac.
Isaac responds by swerving to the left, losing control of the vehicle and barreling through an adjacent parking lot, smashing several other vehicles in the process. One customer is seen heading towards the driver’s seat of their pickup just moments before the sheriff SUV smashes into the truck’s rear end, narrowly missing the customer in the process.
The out-of-control Dodge Durango continues forward and broadsides the Saturn Outlook, sending it sideways into an adjacent Toyota. As the dust settles, we see heavy damage to all vehicles involved.
Incredibly, no one was killed in the incident. Isaac was reportedly transported to Catawba Valley Medical Center with minor injuries, while an occupant of one of the vehicles that was struck also reportedly received minor injuries as well.
Police that state that an investigation into the incident is currently underway with consultation from the Catawba County District Attorney’s Office. Possible charges are pending.
Check out the full crash video below:
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Fire the deputy and sue the department for all its worth. This is in rural NC, fairly near Charlotte and they’re all yahoos there.
So sue them so they no longer have an agency, yeah that is smart. Are you one of those lefties that want to defund the police? The officer should be reprimanded, no excuse not to have the christmas tree on and the department should cover everything, but to act like an entitled sue happy lawyer trying to make a quick buck is sad and speaks volumes for you and the society we live in…
lets be real, most agencies should not exist. no reason a city of 150 that overlaps with county and state patrol post has its own department and court.. well there is a reason.. cough money cough
Wow that’s some dangerous thinking. Who do you think ends up paying when lawsuits are brought against the city and county police departments?
Could have been much worse, he barely missed the gas pumps and the customer. Send that guy back to the academy.
Send that guy to unemployment.
Wonder how he really did in the defensive driving while at the academy? That was 100% avoidable with just a little driving skill. Agree, send him back to school. Don’t have enough cop’s now, can’t be firing for an incident like this. Bet he will think a little more and turn lights & sirens on. That’s what he needs his ass chewed over. NO LIGHTS, stupid!
Back in the 1990s I was one of two of the older training officers that would get the new rookies fresh out of academy. Our perspective was a bit different than some of the younger training officers, and yes we were very strict as far as following the policies etc over the rookies 14 week training with us. One of the things we did stress was that no matter what the call was, if they didn’t make it then they were not helping anyone, & if they were to crash running code then they were making problems worse by creating another incident. Glad I’m retired now!
CEEE: I wasn’t a training officer, but I was a police officer and then chief of police in a smaller town in the mid-west. One of my older brothers was a deputy for 25 years before he passed away (not job related). One of the things my brother taught me was that you will not be doing anyone any help if you crash from driving crazy. Not only that, but like you said, if you (officer) crash too, then it’s adding more to the problems at hand. I was taught that you always used lights and siren. However, there were times when turning off the siren was needed in cases where it was best not to give the perps the warnings that you were getting close.
In this video, it looks to me that the deputy was going too fast and should have had the lights/siren going. From my viewpoint, it seems that the deputy got lucky (??) in the fact that they didn’t hit the man or gas pumps.
Agree, looks like too fast & even with lights/siren, intersections need extra caution used. Even though people are supposed to be watching & should see/hear you, you are the responding officer & driver should drive with that in mind. And you’re also right, sometimes you don’t want your pending arrival to be known, but then you still have to drive safely & make it to your destination. I’ve had some close calls over my 31 years, & yes, several would have been my fault. We would occasionally get some addition LEDT (Law Enforcement Driver Training) when our admin would think about it, & it was great but should have been more regular. When you think about, most if not all states required firearm training every year to remain certified, but rarely do you hear about continual driver training. You might be required to use your weapon during your career, but you’re driving every day.
ACC …. figures.
MOPAR hit job.
Maybe they should have a policy that if a deputy wrecks a patrol vehicle in a bone-headed way that the deputy is reassigned to walking a beat for 1 year.
I like how nobody is clued in that he may have prevented killing someone that pulled out in front of him, regardless of the cause. There were also some other obstacles missed that could have made things worse off for everyone involved, and maybe given a really bad situation he did a fairly good job not making it worse.
23? that’s the problem. idiot.