Tuscola County Deputy Returns to Duty After Drunk Driver Hit Him

Tuscola County deputy returns to duty after drunk driver hit him

Tuscola County sheriff deputy Thomas Peterson returned to duty this week more than a year after a drunk driver hit him along M-24 in February 2024.

Tuscola County Sheriff's Office welcomes back deputy injured last year

The Tuscola County Sheriff’s Office proudly welcomed Deputy Thomas Peterson back to his duties with the agency, following a serious injury in February 2024. Peterson, who has been with the agency since 2018, was assisting another deputy with a disabled vehicle on M-24 near Fremont Township’s Blackmore Road on Friday, February 16, 2024, when he was struck by a passing motorist. The deputy was thrown into a ditch and suffered leg and ankle fractur…