Edmond motorcycle officer critically injured in crash on 'maximum life support,' police say
The officer was critically injured after being involved in a crash with a suspect during a pursuit through Edmond
The officer was critically injured after being involved in a crash with a suspect during a pursuit through Edmond
The officer was critically injured after being involved in a crash with a suspect during a pursuit through Edmond
Edmond Police Department officials said a motorcycle officer critically injured during a pursuit Friday is on "maximum life support."
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Sgt. Joseph Wells was thrown from his motorcycle on South Boulevard between Memorial Road and 33rd Street, where a suspected drunken driver crashed into him while making a U-turn during a chase through Edmond. Crews took Wells to OU Medical Center in critical condition.
On Monday, The Edmond Police Department posted an update, saying Wells' doctors list him in critical condition and on "maximum life support."
"Please continue to pray for Joe, his wife, family, medical team, and his brothers and sisters in blue," Edmond Police Department officials posted to social media.
Authorities told KOCO 5 that Wells fired a shot at the driver but did not hit him.
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Police said the driver, Garret Trammell, caused several other accidents and was possibly drunk before he crashed into the police motorcycle. He also was taken to the hospital following the collision.
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