Investigators say a suspected DUI driver smashed into Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders then tried to speed away this weekend.

The fatal 12:45 a.m. wreck at Franklin Boulevard and Sunmeadow Drive in the Parkway neighborhood of south Sacramento brought officers to the scene. They found the driver of a sedan with critical injuries. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by Sacramento firefighters.

SUV collision in South Sacramento resulted in one fatality and the SUV driver's detention due to suspected intoxication.

A suspected DUI crash in Sacramento on Monday morning has left one person dead, according to the Sacramento Police Department. Around 12:45 a.m., Officers responded to a crash involving a sedan and SUV at Franklin Boulevard and Sunmeadow Drive.

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Sheriff Sanders was hit by a suspected DUI driver late Saturday night, resulting in a hospital visit and an arrest.

A suspected DUI driver was taken into custody after crashing into the Thurston County sheriff's patrol car in Lacey early Sunday morning.

The Thurston County sheriff was hit by a suspected impaired driver early Sunday morning in Lacey, according to the Thurston County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Derek Sanders was driving southwest on Martin Way East in Lacey when a car heading the opposite direction crossed over the center line.