Deputy placed on leave after shooting woman who hit him with U-Haul, sheriff’s office says

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A woman is in the hospital and a deputy is on administrative leave after an incident in Royal Palm Beach on Sunday.

Just before 4 a.m. Saturday, deputies with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a stolen U-Haul pick-up truck in the near Parkwood Drive. The driver, an adult male, was arrested. While deputies were dealing with the male, a female passenger slid into the driver’s seat and drove away.

About an hour later, the stolen pick-up truck was located at the Royal Inn Hotel.

According to deputies, as they were trying to make contact with the woman, she drove toward a deputy, hitting him with the vehicle.

This caused the deputy to discharge his firearm. The woman suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.

After hitting the deputy, officials said, the woman continued driving north on Royal Palm Beach Bouevard where she crashed into the fence of a home on Persimmon Blvd and Royal Palm Beach Blvd. She then exited the vehicle and ran toward the back of the residence.

A chase began but she was quickly apprehended.

The woman, who has outstanding out-of-state warrants was taken to a hospital, will be released to the Palm Beach County Jail. The deputy was treated on scene for minor injuries and placed on administrative leave.

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