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

Jeremias Rodriguez (Uninjured Driver)
DOB: 11/24/1966
Address: 10425 Gandy Blvd. #1331, St. Petersburg
Vehicle: 2013 Goodwill Delivery Box Truck

Deputy Jane Hanna (Injured Driver)
Hire Date: 8/2014
Vehicle: 2005 Marked Chevy Impala (Agency Vehicle)

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

When:
The crash occurred at approximately 2:18 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2015.  

Where:
The crash occurred in the area of Ulmerton Road and 34^th Street in unincorporated Clearwater.  

Why/How:
Deputies assigned to the Major Accident Investigation Team (M.A.I.T.) are investigating a deputy involved crash in unincorporated Clearwater.  

According to investigators, at approximately 2:18 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2015 Deputy Jane Hanna was driving a marked Chevy Impala and was stopped at a red traffic light in the area of Ulmerton Road and 34^th Street. The driver of a 2013 Goodwill delivery box truck was stopped behind her at the light.

As the light turned green, the driver of the box truck began to accelerate, prior to Deputy Hanna proceeding through the light, causing the box truck to hit the rear of the deputy’s cruiser.

Deputy Hanna was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the box truck, identified as 48-year-old Jeremias Rodriguez, was not injured in the crash.

It does not appear speed nor drug/alcohol impairment were factors in the crash.

The investigation continues.