A SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY HAS BEEN TREATED AND RELEASED FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THAT AFTER AN ALLEGED DRUNKEN DRIVER HIT THE DEPUTY WITH A VEHICLE, AND THEN DRAGGED THE DEPUTY ABOUT 250 FEET. THE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING INCIDENT OCCURRED NOT FAR FROM WEST LOMOND AND PINE STREETS IN BEN LOMOND. THE DRIVER, 28 YEAR-OLD DON MITCHELL WAS ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO SANTA CRUZ COUNTY JAIL.
