California: Driver Who Struck Deputy With Car Killed After Being Shot, Short Pursuit

A motorist who allegedly struck a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy with his car was shot and later died after a short pursuit Thursday evening that ended with the man’s vehicle crashing into a fire hydrant. Authorities responded to an apparent deputy-involved shooting Cerritos on May 7, 2015. The incident began about 4:30 p.m. after a resident called 911 about a suspicious woman in the 13000 block of Beach Street in Cerritos.

“There was a female knocking on doors asking for people inside the residence that didn’t live there,” Lt. Eddie Hernandez said. When a deputy responded to the neighborhood, he spotted a car matching the caller’s description with a woman standing nearby. The deputy detained the woman and approached the car, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Department. Authorities had initially reported that multiple people were detained, but later clarified that only the one woman was being held for questioning.