FRENCH CAMP - A San Joaquin County Sheriff Deputy was wounded in a crash early Saturday morning involving a wrong way driver.

The crash happened minutes after midnight on the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 between French Camp and Matthews Road.

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A sheriff’s patrol vehicle was pushed down the embankment as a result of the crash. It appeared to have impact damage on the driver’s side door area.

A silver vehicle with major front end damage stopped on the highway after the crash.

At time of publication it was unclear if any other vehicles were involved in the collision.

The circumstances leading up to the crash were unclear early Saturday morning, as well as the condition of those involved.

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