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Police escort body of OKC officer killed in crash to Medical Examiner’s Office

Sky 5 was over the procession as police escorted the officer's body.

Police escort body of OKC officer killed in crash to Medical Examiner’s Office

Sky 5 was over the procession as police escorted the officer's body.

FORECAST. ALEJANDRA: JONATHAN, THANK YOU. BREAKING NEWS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, PART OF I-44 IS SHUT DOWN AFTER AN OFF-DUTY OFFICER WAS KILLED IN A CRASH ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK. LET’S GET TO THE SKY 5 PILOT CHASE RUTLEDGE OVER THE SCENE. CHASE: WE ARE NOT OVER THE SCENE RIGHT NOW, WE ARE OVER A PROCESSION OF 40-50 POLICE CARS AS THEY ARE TAKING THIS FALLEN OFFICER, PROBABLY TO THEE OSBI OFFICE. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING IN THIS DIRECTION, IT WILL DEFINITELY BE SLOW GOING THIS MORNING. THEY ARE ESCORTING HIM AND WILL TAKE HIM AS FAR AS
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Police escort body of OKC officer killed in crash to Medical Examiner’s Office

Sky 5 was over the procession as police escorted the officer's body.

An off-duty Oklahoma City police officer was killed in a crash early Thursday morning on Interstate 44.| MORE | Off-duty Oklahoma City police officer killed in crash on I-44Police said they received a call shortly after 12:30 a.m. about a crash on I-44 near Southwest 44th Street. An off-duty officer was reportedly heading north on the interstate when police said another vehicle going south drove through a median and hit the officer."We learned that one of the involved drivers was one of our officers who unfortunately was pronounced deceased," Capt. Valerie Littlejohn said.Following the crash, several Oklahoma City police officers escorted the fallen officer's body to the Medical Examiner's Office.Sky 5 was over the procession as police escorted the officer's body. Open the video player above to watch.

An off-duty Oklahoma City police officer was killed in a crash early Thursday morning on Interstate 44.

| MORE | Off-duty Oklahoma City police officer killed in crash on I-44

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Police said they received a call shortly after 12:30 a.m. about a crash on I-44 near Southwest 44th Street. An off-duty officer was reportedly heading north on the interstate when police said another vehicle going south drove through a median and hit the officer.

"We learned that one of the involved drivers was one of our officers who unfortunately was pronounced deceased," Capt. Valerie Littlejohn said.

Following the crash, several Oklahoma City police officers escorted the fallen officer's body to the Medical Examiner's Office.

Sky 5 was over the procession as police escorted the officer's body. Open the video player above to watch.