MANCHESTER, Ohio — An Adams County Sheriff's deputy crashed their cruiser into another vehicle while responding to a call Saturday night in the Village of Manchester.
According to a press release from the Adams County Sheriff's Office, the deputy was responding to a call around 10:17 p.m. Saturday when the crash occurred at the intersection of Washington Street and E 6th Street.
That intersection is located in the middle of a neighborhood with "Slow Down" and "Watch for Children" signs posted along the roadway.
"(The deputy) did not even slow down for the stop sign at all, and he just rammed them," said Sheryl Dean, who witnessed the crash.
Hear more of Dean's eyewitness account of the crash in the video below:
Dean's security camera captured the crash. She shared it with us on Monday, telling us she walked out onto her porch and sat down around a minute before the crash happened.
"Yeah, I went over and I saw (the deputy) calling in the accident, but it's not right. No lights, no sirens, no nothing? My kids could have been out here on their bike," Dean said.
Though officials did not mention the deputy not yielding the stop sign, nor why he did not activate his lights while responding to a call, Dean's security video shows the deputy failed to do either.
After the collision, the video shows the sedan spin out and come to a stop on top of one of Dean's flower beds. The sedan's driver and a passenger then exit the vehicle.
Watch the Ring camera video below:
The sheriff's office said the deputy involved was treated at the scene and released.
The two people in the sedan were taken to Adams County Regional Medical Center in a private vehicle. Both had minor injuries, the sheriff's office said.
Dean said the crash sheds light on a persistent problem at the intersection.
There are only two stop signs, each of which is for traffic moving down 6th Street. There are no stop signs for traffic moving down Washington Street. The road starts at the top of a hill before meeting the bottom. The intersection is in the middle of the slope.
Dean said that while she didn't think the driver of the other car was speeding before the crash, many people tend to race down the street.
"(Cars) fly down this hill, and there needs to be a stop sign right there. There really needs to be one right there. Because I can't count the times I've yelled at people, like, 'Slow down, there's kids'" she said.
Pedestrians and cyclists make up much of the traffic in the area, Dean said. Her camera captured a man on a bike passing by less than two minutes after the crash.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. We reached out to OSHP and the Adams County Sheriff's Office about why the deputy failed to have his lights or sirens on, but we have not heard back.
"So what? (Is the deputy going to) get a slap on the hand?" Dean said. "What about these girls' car? What about their medical bills that are going to start racking up? They're probably not worried about that... these girls deserve justice. This does not deserve to be out of sight, out of mind."
