A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was injured while driving on the 57 Freeway in Diamond Bar on Wednesday evening, April 27, after a padlock struck and damaged the windshield of a sheriff’s vehicle, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
The incident happened at about 7:05 p.m. Wednesday on the northbound 57 Freeway near Pathfinder Road, said Deputy Miguel Meza-Palomo, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Department. The deputy was driving when the padlock came from a vehicle travelling southbound on the 57 Freeway, Meza-Palomo said.
“(The deputy) saw the vehicle toss something at their vehicle,” Meza-Palomo said.
Sheriff’s deputies say a lock came thru their windshield and injured a deputy on the 57 North @ Pathfinder. You can see the damage to the wind shield however the glass did not fully break. Unclear what happened but this may have been debris kicked up off the road by a car @CBSLA pic.twitter.com/Dw8CFHhRB3
— Desmond Shaw (@RoadSageLA) April 28, 2022
The impact “shattered” the deputy’s windshield and broken glass injured the deputy, Meza-Palomo said. The extent of the deputy’s injuries was not immediately clear.
No suspect information was available, Meza-Palomo said.
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