Ventura County Sheriff, K-9 Partner Injured After Collision With Drunk Driver

A Ventura County sheriff’s deputy and his K-9 partner were injured Dec. 16 when their vehicle was struck by a suspected drunk driver along Pacific Coast Highway. The incident occurred Saturday evening around 8:40 p.m., officials said in a post on social media. The deputy was driving toward a Malibu restaurant in response to a suspicious person in the parking lot. While heading southbound on Pacific Coast Highway near Deer Creek Road, they were struck by a white Mercedes speeding northbound, officials said. The sheriff’s vehicle spun out when struck and was left dangling on rocks along the highway. First responders found the sheriff’s vehicle while the Mercedes was found facing southbound in the northbound lane....