Bio: Sergeant Duran had previously served with the Edmond Police Department as a detention officer.
Survived by:
Wife and children
Fatal Incident Summary
Offender:
No Info
Location:
OK
USA
Summary:
Sergeant Thomas Duran succumbed to his injuries in a hit-and-run while at a traffic stop on Watts Street near Wilson Street in El Reno.
Shortly before 2:00 a.m., Sergeant Duran was flagged down by a pedestrian. While Sergeant Duran was on the side of the road, talking to the man, a car struck him and kept driving. The man called for assistance after moving Sergeant Duran to safety.
Sergeant Duran was flown to the University of Oklahoma Health Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. His organs were donated after his death.
Disposition:
The driver was arrested the next day and charged with failure to stop at an accident resulting in great bodily injury and assault and battery with a deadly weapon.
