Charges are pending against a Jackson County deputy who fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his police cruiser, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.
Deputy John E. Ellerbee, 24, suffered minor injuries in the crash, FHP reported.
Ellerbee was driving a 2010 Crown Victoria patrol car Wednesday at about 1:20 a.m. on State 71 near Simsville when the crash happened. He was driving south when he fell asleep, he told FHP officers. The car drifted onto the east shoulder and continued for about 387 feet in the bottom of a ditch before careening into a culvert at 1071 State 71, FHP reported.
Ellerbee was taken to Jackson Hospital for treatment of the minor injuries.
FHP is investigating the crash to determine charges.