Maybe the Santa Clara CA Sheriff department can take lessons from Baton Rouge: A deputy driving fast and responding to a call for assistance sees a cyclist and swerves off the road to avoid killing him.

The un-named deputy for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office ran his vehicle through a brick wall — twice. He totaled the vehicle and was hospitalized for “broken bones and other minor injuries” (emphasis mine), according to a Sheriff’s office statement.

Full story (with photos!) here. Props to Biking In LA, who describes this deputy as “my candidate for hero of the month.”

See also:

1. Bronx cyclist doored, killed by bus
2. Robert Paul Schiro arrested for cyclist hit and run
3. SF Quake City Rumble July 3-6, 2008
4. How to avoid swine flu