Authorities said Deputy Gary Chain, a 10-year veteran on the force, was in the middle of a traffic stop when a drunk driver slammed into the back of his cruiser.
Deputy Chain, and the person that he pulled over, were rushed to local hospitals.
Police said the man who caused the accident, Alexander Arnold, and a passenger, were also taken to the hospital.
Arnold will face a charge of operating a vehicle under the influence and other traffic violations.
A crash in Greene County sent four people to the hospital on Sunday, including a Greene County sheriff’s deputy.
The Ohio State Patrol said the crash happened at about 7 a.m. Sunday on U.S. 35 East near Factory Road.
Sgt. Joseph Gebhart, with the Ohio State Patrol, said Deputy Gary Chain, a 10-year veteran of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, was performing a traffic stop when another driver slammed into the back of his cruiser.
“What happened was we had a deputy who had a vehicle stopped on the side of the road and was issuing a citation for speed,” Gebhart said.
A former firefighter who saw the crash scene pulled over immediately and ran to help Chain.
“I just checked the cop first and he was trapped and thankfully his passenger door was open so I was able to get in and administer some first aid to him before the medics showed up,” Danny Ashbeck said.
Ashbeck said both the deputy and 24-year-old Alexander Arnold, the driver of the car that rear-ended the deputy, were trapped in their vehicles because of the crash. Emergency crews used the Jaws of Life to free them.
Troopers said Chain, as well as the driver of the car he was ticketing when the crash happened, Arnold and his passenger were all transported to Miami Valley Hospital.
Troopers added that Arnold was drunk when he swerved and hit Chain and will face OVI and traffic charges.