BREAKING NEWS - CAR CHASE LEADS TO OFFICER'S DEATH - Bridgeport Police Sgt. Randy White was killed when Stephen York of Bridgeport crashed a stolen Suburban into White's police car Thursday afternoon on Texas 114 at Farm Road 2123 in Bridgeport. York was transferred to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. White was parked in his police car on the west shoulder of Texas 114, clearing traffic for an oncoming police chase York was involved in when the accident occured.Prior to the crash, York had led officers on a chase that began about
2:30 p.m. on Hale Street in Decatur. He was driving a white pickup, and from
Hale Street, he drove southbound in northbound lanes of U.S. 287. Police lost him after he left the roadway near the Zimmerer Kubota dealership.Officers thought he crashed or fled on foot, and they searched for him in a nearby field before getting a call from a homeowner on FM 2264 who said a truck had just driven through her yard.At some point, York abandoned the white truck and stole a Suburban parked outside a home near Reunion Road. Officers resumed the chase in Decatur following York south on Farm Road 51. He went through Paradise and continued west on Texas 114 to Bridgeport. The accident happened about 45 minutes after the chase began. Texas 114 will be shut down until approximately 10 p.m. to recreate the accident scene. Wise County Sheriff David Walker said York was possibly involved in a hit-and-run accident near U.S. 380 west of U.S 287 minutes before the chase began.I am very upset about this. I heard about it just shortly after it happen. It greatly saddens me. Please keep this family and other officers in your thoughts.
2 comments:
Officer White was a great person. Always willing to help someone. His lose willing greatly impact the Police Dept and the community that he worked in and lived in. Please keep his wife & children in your prayers.
As a wife of an officer that works in the county it greatly saddens me to hear of another families lose. These great men and women go out to serve and protect us each day with the courage of knowing they are putting their lives on the line. I will be keeping his family in my prayers.
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