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Posted on Jan 28, 2010

Even the Sherriff can get himself involved in a car accident. Fortunately, there were no injuries and no charges were filed after two vehicles crashed in downtown Culpeper. The Culpeper County Sherriff, Jim Branch, 55, was responding to a call to assist Culpeper police when the accident happened.

Branch was driving an unmarked 2009 Ford with his emergency lights on when he was hit by the driver of a 2001 Chevrolet Impala. Both the Ford and the Chevy were both turning left onto Belle Avenue when they collided.

The other motorist, Garland Gene Shortridge, 55, was headed north on Business route 29 when he made his left turn. Branch was following a town police car as he turned left. The intersection had apparently been cleared by the police car before the vehicles crashed.

Shortridge was driving at approximately 5 miles per hour when the accident occurred. His vehicle sustained approximately $1,500 worth of damage to the driver side and passenger side doors.

Branch was driving at about 20 miles per hour and his vehicle sustained $1,800 in damage to the right front quarter panel and grill.

At the time of the crash both men were wearing their seat belts and the airbags did not deploy in either vehicle. The Sherriff’s office had no comment on the accident, and no charges were filed.