EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. — Two sheriff's deputies were taken to the hospital after a crash in El Paso County Saturday morning.
According to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP), a sheriff's patrol car carrying two El Paso County deputies was heading west on Highway 24 near Ramah just before 9 a.m. when the deputies saw a speeding car coming from the opposite direction.
CSP said the patrol car was making a u-turn to go after the speeding car when another vehicle that had been traveling behind the deputies T-boned them.
Both deputies had serious injuries, but they are expected to survive, according to CSP.
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CSP said they're still investigating the crash but it appears that the driver of the patrol car was at fault.
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