Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy and a 20-year-old woman are hospitalized after a car crash Saturday afternoon on Bush Highway in Mesa.

Officials said a deputy was traveling southbound on Bush Highway near Granite Reef Dam Road around 12:30 p.m. when he noticed a speeder approaching in the opposite direction.

The deputy pulled to the side and attempted a U-turn, striking a blue Ford Ranger truck traveling northbound on the highway.

The truck spun around and landed on its side. The driver of the truck, Anne Middents of Tempe, escaped with no visible injuries, but was taken to the hospital for cautionary reasons.

The deputy drove himself to a local hospital with shoulder injuries.                                     

Matteson said the speeder was never identified and did not stop to offer help.

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