Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
-Major Accident Investigation Team

Treasure Lee Love (Driver-Injured)
DOB: 07/19/1945
Address: 639 Van Horn Road, El Cajon, CA
Vehicle: 2014 Honda Civic

Deputy Natalie Williams (Driver- Injured)
Date of Hire: 10/09/1994
Age: 48
Vehicle: 2016 Chevy Tahoe, (Agency Vehicle)

What:                                               
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) are investigating a deputy involved crash in Tarpon Springs. 

When:
The crash occurred at about 9:32 a.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2018.

Where:
The crash occurred in the intersection of Pinellas Avenue (Alt 19) and East Curlew Place in Tarpon Springs.

Why/How:
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) are investigating a deputy involved crash at the intersection of Pinellas Avenue (Alt 19) and East Curlew Place in Tarpon Springs.

According to investigators, at approximately 9:32 a.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2018, Deputy Natalie Williams was on-duty and driving her marked Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office 2016 Chevy Tahoe southbound on Pinellas Avenue (Alt 19) in Tarpon Springs.

Deputy Williams was responding with all of her emergency equipment activated on her assigned 2016 Chevy Tahoe to an unrelated emergency call when she attempted to safely pass several vehicles at the intersection of Pinellas Avenue (Alt 19) and East Curlew Place.

Investigators say 72-year-old Treasure Lee Love was driving her 2014 Honda Civic southbound on Pinellas Avenue (Alt 19) in front of Deputy Williams and attempted to make an eastbound turn from Pinellas Avenue (Alt 19) onto East Curlew Place, in front of Deputy Williams’s vehicle, causing the collision.

Deputy Williams was transported to a local hospital via ambulance with non- life-threatening injuries.

Love refused medical treatment on scene.

It does not appear that speed or impairment are factors in the crash.

The investigation continues.