[cifnmedia] MdTA officer killed in collision on Route 50
- From: <gmcgrath@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Sean Aaron" <cifn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <cifnmedia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:28:35 -0400
The Star Democrat
Fair/haze 86°
5 Day Forecast
NEWS SEARCH
Advanced search
News | Classifieds | Community | Directory | Marketplace | My Zwire!
Wednesday 21 July, 2004 Home > News > News > News Front Stores
News
Top Stories
Local
News Briefs
Maryland-Region
Elections
Aftermath
Nation
National News
Weather
The Rt. 404 story
News Front Stores
Opinion
Sports
Classifieds
Obituaries
Eastern Shore Showcase Homes
SCHOOL INFORMATION
Life on the Shore
Entertainment
Business
Real Estate
Health & Wellness
Personal Finance
Subscribe
Our Newspaper
Home
PrimeLifestyles
Links
Sports Wire!
Administrative
Fun and Games
Consumer Guide
Lifestyles
News Front Stores
MdTA officer killed in collision on Route 50
By: JACK SHAUM , Staff Writer 07/21/2004
DUKE AARON
... officer of year in 2002
SANDY POINT - A veteran Maryland Transportation Authority
police officer died Tuesday afternoon after his parked police cruiser was
struck by another vehicle on the shoulder of U.S. Route 50 west of the William
Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge.
Officer Duke Aaron, 29, of Pasadena, had written a citation
for an earlier crash on Route 50 west and had returned to his car when the
crash occurred shortly before 10 a.m., said Katie Leahan, a spokesman for MdTA
police. "He had just gotten back into his cruiser, a Crown Victoria, when it
was rear-ended by a pickup truck moving at excessive speed," Leahan said.
She said Aaron and the pickup truck's driver were flown to
the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore where Aaron later
died. There was no immediate word on the condition of the truck driver, whose
name has not yet been released.
Dr. Thomas Scalea, a Shock Trauma surgeon, said Aaron
suffered cardiac arrest at the scene but was resuscitated and then stabilized
at the hospital. He said Aaron died of his injuries at 1:02 p.m.
"Maryland has lost one of its very best tonight," said Gary
McLhinney, chief of the MdTA Police. "Duke was the kind of officer any chief
would dream of having on his force."
Gov. Robert Ehrlich issued a statement saying, "Officer Aaron
represented the finest Maryland's law enforcement community has to offer."
"All authority members and staff are deeply saddened," said
Maryland Transportation Secretary Robert Flanagan. "Our prayers are with
Officer Aaron's family."
Maryland Transportation Authority Police and Maryland State
Police are investigating the accident.
Complete story appears in the print version.
To subscribe to the print edition click here.
©The Star Democrat 2004
Reader Opinions
Be the first person to voice your opinion on this story!
Back to top
Send us your community news, events, letters to the editor and other
suggestions. Now, you can submit birth, wedding and engagement announcements
online too!
Copyright © 1995 - 2004 PowerOne Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
News | Classifieds | Community | Directory | Marketplace | My Zwire!
Other related posts:
- » [cifnmedia] MdTA officer killed in collision on Route 50
