Montgomery sheriff’s deputy dies 2 days after on-duty crash
Deputy Jermyius Young died in a Birmingham hospital two days after being critically injured in a crash
Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputy Jermyius Young, critically injured in a Wednesday evening crash, died at a Birmingham hospital Friday evening.
By WSFA 12 News Staff
Published: Apr. 4, 2024 at 10:41 AM CDT|Updated: Apr. 7, 2024 at 10:43 AM CDT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A Montgomery sheriff’s deputy who was critically injured in an on-duty crash Wednesday has died from his injuries, Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham confirmed late Friday night.
Deputy Jermyius Young, 21, succumbed to his injuries while being treated at UAB Hospital in Birmingham Friday evening.
Young crashed his patrol vehicle around 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to investigators with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, which is handling the investigation. The deputy was initially taken to Baptist Medical Center South before being transferred to UAB.
ALEA investigators said the single-vehicle crash happened in the 4500 block of Hobbie Road, located in south Montgomery County, though the cause remains under investigation.
Cunningham said in an interview Thursday he’d gotten the call he never wants to answer Wednesday and went to the hospital to be with the deputy and his family.
“And I turned around and look, and when you see all of his coworkers there, people leaving homes, some of the people that graduated Academy with him, they’re standing there with us,” the sheriff explained. “I mean, so this is a hard time for us in law enforcement, especially when you have an incident such as this, and you know that person is in critical condition. Man is speechless. Only thing we can do is pray.”
It is with profound sadness that I learned of the passing of Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy Jermyius Young who was critically injured in the line of duty. Please join me in prayer for his family, friends and colleagues.
— Governor Kay Ivey (@GovernorKayIvey) April 6, 2024
ALEA Secretary Hal Taylor released a statement Saturday morning.
Montgomery County Commission Chairman Doug Singleton shared a statement Saturday afternoon.
Sheriff Cunningham called Young a role model, not just for other deputies, but for him, as well, and said the deputy always came to work with a smile on his face.
Young had been with the sheriff’s office since he was 18.
