Report: Police officer fainted before car hit house

Raleigh, N.C. — A Raleigh police officer fainted from an unknown medical condition before his patrol car struck a north Raleigh house Saturday night, according to a wreck report released Monday.

Cpl. D.L. Bond, 35, was driving the 2001 Ford sedan west on Partido Lane toward Satillo Lane around 10:45 p.m. when he fainted, according to the report.

The patrol car ran off the road to the right, went over a sidewalk and up a small hill. It hit several small trees and the support post to the roof of a neighborhood mail kiosk at 8037 Satillo Lane. The car then crossed the intersection and crashed into a house at 5417 Fair Rain Drive.

Bond was going 25 mph, the posted speed limit, and left tire impressions for 68 feet before impact, the report stated. His car traveled 107 feet after the first point of impact.

Bond was treated for minor injuries and released from WakeMed in Raleigh.

No one else was injured. The northeast corner of the house was damaged, the wreck report said. The house was briefly evacuated due to a gas leak.

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RPD07, You may want to do some research on libel real quick. Opinion is not subject to libel, here is a quick link to get you started. http://www.expertlaw.com/library/personal_injury/defamation.html

mtr
March 10, 2009 12:48 p.m.

RPD07. You should learn the law. With an "unknown" condition, you must relinquish your license for 6 months and can only get it back if your "unknown" condition subsides. If only every police officer carried a meter to detect the levels of unknown conditions....

jhoff
March 10, 2009 11:13 a.m.

Yes sir, RPD07....

Gork
March 9, 2009 5:20 p.m.

Be careful about what you say. If you say something that is untrue about a specific person, it would qualify as libel. WRAL can be subpoenaed to release your information and you can be taken to court for damaging one's character.

You are welcome to your opinion but when that opinion is untrue and is damaging, it can result in serious consequences....

RPD07
March 9, 2009 4:43 p.m.

So, a police officer has a wreck because he suffered from a medical condition and you people are coming down on him? Do you know how many wrecks happen in the city of Raleigh due to people having a diabetic crisis? I can tell you there are alot. How about some concern? How about being happy that no one was seriously injured? Hope everything works out for Cpl Bond and the homeowner.

buckos18
March 9, 2009 4:42 p.m.