10/27/12 - An off-duty Livingston County Sheriffâs Deputy was injured in a motorcycle accident Friday afternoon. The crash happened at around 3:30pm on Latson Road, north of Grand River near the Hampton Ridge subdivision and involved a vehicle and a motorcycle. Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte tells WHMI an off-duty deputy was traveling by the crash site and he was actually first on scene prior to the arrival of emergency crews and other responding units. As it turns out, Bezotte says it was one of his deputies riding the motorcycle. Bezotte says the deputy was traveling southbound on Latson Road and the car in front of him was making a right turn into Meijer. He says another vehicle that was making a left, coming out northbound onto Latson Road pulled out in front of the deputy on the motorcycle. The driver of the vehicle deemed to be at fault was cited by Michigan State Police for careless driving. Bezotte says the deputy was injured and transported to the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor to get checked out but is expected to be okay. Bezotte says once they learned the off-duty deputy was involved, they immediately contacted Michigan State Police to assist with the investigation. (JM)
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