A Cole County deputy faces two misdemeanor charges after she allegedly hit another vehicle at a high speed in Jefferson City during a response in 2023.

Mercy Gonzalez allegedly drove through a red light at over 100 mph, with red and blue lights activated, and hit a vehicle in the intersection, according to court documents.

On Dec. 15, 2023, law enforcement was advised that a crash had occurred in Cole County on Missouri 179 at the intersection of West Edgewood Drive.

Gonzalez was operating a Cole County Sheriff's Office Dodge Charger with emergency blue and right lights activated when she crashed into 69-year-old woman's Honda Pilot, according to past KOMU 8 reporting .

The Charger was traveling between 104 and 107 miles per hour when it crashed into the Honda pilot, which was travel

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