{"id":210732,"date":"2026-03-08T20:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/210732\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T20:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:56:13","slug":"police-car-hit-suspect-vehicle-catches-fire-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/210732\/","title":{"rendered":"police car hit, suspect vehicle catches fire, deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(FOX40.COM) \u2014 A police car was hit and a suspect vehicle caught on fire during a pursuit Saturday night in South Sacramento, according to deputies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office said patrol deputies witnessed a car committing traffic violations around 9 p.m. near 15th Avenue and 42nd Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The driver led SCSO on a pursuit when deputies attempted to stop the car. The driver, identified as 33-year-old Ricky Harding, turned off his headlights to hide his car in the dark, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harding was traveling on southbound 43rd Street when he ran a stop sign at 8th Avenue and crashed into an uninvolved Sacramento police car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SCSO said the police car ran into a residential fence as a result of the crash. The suspect vehicle then caught on fire.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(IMAGE: Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c0ed52c3cd46bdd1d1d7ce4aa98ee0b7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(IMAGE: Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(IMAGE: Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2453a72cecfd0ed0add26b605ac1dc22.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(IMAGE: Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(IMAGE: Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eecd98a2e82692c175d5cbcbb870f22b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(IMAGE: Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(IMAGE: Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ec459c6159f64f7f5c1073f20d66a69a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(IMAGE: Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The suspect tried to run away on foot but was apprehended by SCSO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The police officer was not injured and Harding was medically cleared at a hospital before being taken to the Sacramento County Main Jail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He is being held on a $500,000 bail and is scheduled to be in court on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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