A Warren County deputy remained in the intensive care unit at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson today after being injured early Thursday in a wreck on U.S. 61 North.

David Lambert, 38, was in serious condition, hospital spokesman Peggy Wagner said.

Lambert suffered head injuries, a broken shoulder, pelvic bone and ribs and a crushed hip after he lost control of his cruiser, a Ford Crown Victoria, on U.S. 61 North at the intersection with Oak Ridge Road. The car slid off the east side of the northbound lanes and rolled over, Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Staff Sgt. Dennis Weaver said.

Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said the department is hopeful the father of three stepchildren will recover fully.

“We believe he is getting the best trauma treatment in the state of Mississippi at UMC,” said Pace.

Weaver said Thursday he believes Lambert “was avoiding something coming from his right at the intersection,” and the investigation revealed two sets of tire marks — the second were from acceleration.

He said officials would have to review video from the cruiser’s dashboard camera — automatically rolling if the blue lights were on — to determine if another vehicle contributed to the wreck.

This morning, Weaver said he plans to watch the video Monday.

“They (Warren County deputies) pulled the tape, but I haven’t looked at it,” said Weaver.

Pace said deputies were having difficulties in trying to view the footage.

“The car was badly damaged as well as the camera,” he said.

The father of three stepchildren had been with the Warren Sheriff’s Department since January after working with Ross Barnett Reservoir Patrol, River Oaks Medical Center Security and UMC Police, Pace said.