(Petersburg, Ky.) - A Boone County Sheriff's deputy is hospitalized after being hit by his own cruiser Tuesday evening.

The sheriff's vehicle rammed from behind on the should of eastbound I-275 in Boone County Tuesday evening. Boone County Sheriff's Office

Boone County Sheriff's Office spokesman Tom Scheben says around 6:00 p.m. a deputy had stopped his SUV cruiser on the shoulder of eastbound I-275 at the 7.3 mile marker. That's when a second vehicle struck the sheriff's vehicle from behind, ramming it into Deputy Jeremy Rosing.  

Rosing was outside of his vehicle speaking with a woman whose car was stopped on the shoulder at the time.

An eyewitness said the vehicle that hit the police cruiser was a small red minivan or SUV.

An ambulance rushed the deputy to University of Cincinnati Hospital with apparent non-life threatening injuries. He was reported to be conscious and alert at the scene.

A total of four vehicles were involved in the crash which included more injuries.  Two people in a Ford Focus were hurt, one person in a Jeep, and one in a Chrysler. All were taken to the hospital.

Response to the accident caused traffic on eastbound I-275 to back up for at least a couple miles.

Boone County Deputy Jeremy Rosing Boone County Sheriff's Office