Ex-sheriff’s lieutenant convicted in crash

A Collier County judge convicted a former sheriff’s lieutenant of driving under the influence of prescription drugs during a rear-end crash that occurred while the deputy was on duty and in uniform.

Scott K. Anderson was sentenced to time served, amounting to 15 days in jail, and 12 months of probation. Judge Vince Murphy took about a half-hour to convict Anderson, who said he was fired by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office after his arrest.

Anderson, 41, had no comment after the verdict, relying on his attorney’s statement that he plans to appeal. Anderson, a 24-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office, also has a related felony case pending that charges him with illegally obtaining prescription drugs from a physician.

Anderson was under the influence of a prescription drug when he crashed into the back of a car driven by a 42-year-old woman at 11 a.m. Feb. 15 at Davis and Lakewood boulevards. He was driving his Agricultural Unit patrol truck.