mmhardy 10 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I have a very dear friend who had a close call a few days ago. He's a Cop that would never ever draw attention to himself. He has a young family and my sincere wish that the Scouter Community on this board wish "Walt" a speedy recovery so he can join our boys in a hike in February. STERLING HEIGHTS A Sterling Heights police officer narrowly escaped serious injury after a multi-vehicle accident left him pinned between his patrol car and an M-53 guardrail Jan. 6. Conditions were icy when the incident occurred around 9 p.m., said Lt. Luke Riley. The officer, a 20-year veteran of the department, and a colleague had responded to a two-car accident on southbound M-53, on the 19 Mile overpass. The pair parked the police cruiser on the right-hand shoulder between the two involved vehicles, said Riley. Each approached one of the cars to assist. As the officer handling the northernmost vehicle returned to the patrol car to retrieve paperwork, a passing motorist switching lanes to avoid the accident site was struck by another vehicle. Riley said the collision caused the car to spin out, striking the patrol car and pinning the officer between the police cruiser and the guardrail. The other officer had to jump the guardrail to avoid being struck, he said. The wounded officer was transported to Royal Oak Beaumont, where his injuries were initially thought to be severe. Originally, they thought he had some serious injuries to his legs, and once they got him in, got his X-rays and whatever else they did, (there were) no fractures, said Riley. He was treated and released, miraculously. http://www.candgnews.com/Homepage-Articles/2009/1-7-09/officer-M53-accident.asp Link to post Share on other sites
mmhardy 10 Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 P.S. Walt is our Advancement Chair for the troop. Link to post Share on other sites
Narraticong 15 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Best wishes for a speedy recovery! That was a rough night on the roads here in southeast Michigan. Thank God for all of those public servants who willingly face danger so the rest of us can be safe. It's good to hear we have men like that as role models for our Scouts. Link to post Share on other sites
OneHour 11 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Godspeed, Officer Walt ... prayers and best wishes a quick and full recovery! 1Hour and our Houston Scouts and Scouters Link to post Share on other sites
Lisabob 13 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Best wishes to him for a quick recovery and please pass on my deep gratitude to him for his service. Link to post Share on other sites
scoutldr 732 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Officer Walt: Thank you for your service and God Bless you with a quick recovery! scoutldr in Va. Link to post Share on other sites
ghermanno 11 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Best wishes to you and yours Walt. Link to post Share on other sites
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