Driver Who Crashed into Sheriff's Car Held on Bail

A 50-year-old man who was allegedly drunk when he hit a sheriff's car today was being held on $50,000 bail, according to jail records.

Deepmohinder Singh Kapur was arrested by Murrieta police on scene after he allegedly drove against oncoming traffic on Murrieta Hot Springs Road near Interstate 215, hitting the sheriff's car and injuring a deputy and two detainees.

Kapur was being held at Southwest Detention Center on suspicion of felony DUI with injury, with a blood alcohol content of more than .08 percent. He was given a court date of Friday.

According to Murrieta police Officer Rob Aberle, Kapur was traveling west on Murrieta Hot Springs, just before the freeway on-ramps, and appeared to cross over into the eastbound lanes in an attempt to enter the freeway from the wrong ramp.

One of the detainees in the sheriff's car--which was unmarked and used for anti-gang purposes--suffered a broken nose while the other complained of wrist pain due to being handcuffed when the impact occurred, Aberle said. The deputy suffered a 4-inch-long gash on his arm, he said.