Officer crashes into truck after driver pulls in front of patrol car

[CAL]

What type of action would be taken against the officer in a situation like this? It seems that the officer was not doing anything wrong but I wonder if he will still get some sort of action taken against him just for being involved in a wreck at all.

Link (http://www.woai.com/news/local/story/Officer-crashes-into-truck-after-driver-pulls-in/1D8Or19fs0G2aBdr87Y8Zw.cspx)

SAN ANTONIO -- A San Antonio police officer was involved in a wreck on the Northeast Side early Thursday.

The accident happened around 2:30 a.m. off of Perrin-Beitel near Thousand Oaks. Investigators said the officer was traveling north on Perrin Beitel in a patrol car when a man in a truck traveling south turned in front of the officer.

The officer was not hurt. The driver of the truck was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Charges are pending.

[Feet]

Most of these things are handled administratively. If the officer violated a traffic law then he will face suspension or termination. At our agency, we get suspended for at fault crashes or fired if you have too many.
Unfortunately crashes happen due to the amount of miles we drive. I drive on average 150 miles in my area daily. You might be surprised how stupid people act when they see a patrol car.
WHile on duty, unless you are severely negligent or commit vehicular homicide, it is unlikely you will face "charges" or get a citation.

[DD78]

As to traffic citations, we cannot get them while on duty in a police car. The reason is that any accident or action we take in a police car cannot be held against our private auto insurance. Tickets do that no matter what you are driving.

It really makes sense. If I was in my own car I wouldn't be weaving through traffic, driving well above the speed limit, running red lights, driving in a blizzard, or involved in pursuits.

We can be administratively punished with suspension, termination, demotion, etc however. So we do get ours when WE are at fault.

If the officer wasn't at fault I assume he will RTD when he recovers.