A Richmond County deputy has been charged with failure to maintain lane after crashing into a house Sunday night while rushing to a call.
Deputy Timothy Mashburn, 28, had his emergency equipment activated around 6:30 p.m. Sunday when he lost control around a curve on Goshen Road, a report says. The posted speed limit was 30 mph.
The 2010 Ford Crown Victoria struck a mailbox and a flower pot at a home on Goshen Road and continued forward across Ossabaw Drive. The vehicle left the road again, traveled through the yard at 2004 Ossabaw Drive and struck the house.
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The bedroom used by the homeowner’s daughter was the area that was struck, the report says. The daughter was in that room but was not injured.
Mashburn was put on a stretcher and taken to Augusta University Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries, a report says.
The accident report says that no safety equipment was used, but it’s not clear if that includes a seat belt. The air bags were deployed during the wreck.
Greg Rickabaugh is the Jail Report Contributor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at greg.rickabaugh@theaugustapress.com
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