Harford County Deputy Hit by Alleged Drunk Driver

UPDATE (8:02 a.m.)—An on-duty deputy was “seriously injured” early Wednesday when  his cruiser was struck by a sports car operated by a driver who police say was drunk.

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Deputy Brad Sives was at the intersection of Maryland Routes 40 and 152 when a 2006 Nissan 350Z operated by Kevin Johnstone, of the 900 block of Cedar Crest Court in Edgewood, struck Sives’ patrol vehicle, according to police.

Johnstone, 21, was turning right onto 152 from westbound Route 40 traveling “at a high rate of speed” at about 2:30 a.m., Wednesday, police said. His vehicle hit the median, went airborne and struck the driver’s side of the deputy’s car, according to police. Sives, whose vehicle was pushed onto the southbound shoulder of Route 152, was trapped for about 45 minutes. After being rescued by Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company personnel, he was flown by Medevac to Shock Trauma. Sives was listed in stable condition before being released around 7:30 a.m.

Johnstone and a passenger in his vehicle were wearing their seatbelts and were not injured, according to police.

Johnstone is being held at the Harford County Inter Agency Processing Center. The Edgewood resident has been charged with driving under the influence, driving under the influence per se, failure to control speed to avoid collision and
reckless and negligent driving.

All traffic near the intersection of the accident was reopened at about 7:50 a.m.

For a photo of the destroyed police vehicle, see Explore Harford's article.