SAN JOSE (AP) — Santa Clara County is on the hook for a $5 million settlement in a crash involving a sheriff's deputy who allegedly took his eyes off the road while eating a McDonald's hamburger, a newspaper reported. Deputy Greg Markovic smashed into Diem Van Lam's Honda in January in San Jose, leaving Van Lam with injuries including broken ribs and a skull fracture, the San Jose Mercury News reported on Tuesday. According to authorities, Markovic was driving around 4 a.m. Jan. 9 when he became distracted after biting into the hamburger and putting it down.
Snacking deputy's crash costs Santa Clara County $5M