The Calloway County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash from Wednesday night that sent a sheriff’s deputy to the hospital for treatment of injuries.
According to a news release, the collision occurred near the Midway community in Calloway County on Highway 641 when a sheriff’s vehicle driven by Deputy Nick Dues swerved in an attempt to miss a deer that had entered the roadway. The vehicle left the roadway, overturned and struck a telephone.
Deputy Dues was taken by ambulance to Murray-Calloway County Hospital for treatment of what are described as non-life threatening injuries.