@ John, If it were your family that this deputy was on his way to help, you would not be blaming the deputy for this accident.

I lived in the apartments at this intersection years back and it one of the worst intersections ever. I have seen fatalies happen right there. Again, I say thank God more lives weren’t claimed.

Well good day sir, if you may or may not recall for some time throughout American history. As it pertains to motor vehicles licensed driver is expected to use the “due care” you mention in your comment in just the same respect as a Law Enforcement Officers or EMS/Fire Departments are when driving during routine actives such as stop and go traffic, going to and from the grocery store, blah, blah, blah. But I’m thinking what you may be failing to realize is that an Emergency vehicle does by law have the right of way with its lights and at times no siren given the response condition. The “due care” you speak of is especially important to be employed during these conditions. The Emergency Responder must be especially diligent when running “code” and the civilian (citizens) must use a higher sense of “due care” every time they operate a vehicle even a bicycle. This being because the Emergency Responder you seem to think may not be using “due care” is because they might be thinking about the overturned vehicle with a family trapped in it that they are rushing to get to, or the Domestic Violence call they are desperately trying to get to because victim calling 911 is in absolute pure fear that their life may be in danger. I say this because although they are held to a higher standard in what they like to call “the public’s” eye, they are still human beings and while using “due care” while driving as fast a safely possible given road and traffic conditions, not only must they process all environmental data they are observing around them but they must control their emotions so they can continue day in and day out to use due care EVERY day they put on the badge that represents an oath they have taken to uphold laws and continue to be the sheepdogs, protectors of the sheep and keep the wolves at bay. Just remember good sir that in time the public citizens do get an opportunity for justice….. Most times it is sadly awarded in the court room after many months and years of trials and various tribulations. But for the lucky few it comes much more swiftly because the Law Enforcement Officers and Emergency Responders across the Nation do use, due care.