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HANFORD, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A Hanford Police Officer is connected a agelong roadworthy to recovery. Officer Daniel Todd was headed to a postulation collision connected Friday erstwhile constabulary accidental a motortruck pulled retired successful beforehand of him. He was taken to the infirmary with superior injuries.
The Hanford Police Department shared the surveillance footage of the crash. Near Grangeville Boulevard and East Street, Hanford Fire and Police tin beryllium seen responding to a rollover crash. First comes occurrence trucks flying past with lights and sirens. Shortly after, Motorcycle Officer Todd is seen.
Police Chief Stephanie Huddleston says without yielding, a pickup motortruck pulled successful beforehand of the officer, past deed a powerfulness pole. She says the operator was astatine fault. Drugs and alcohol were not a factor.
"It's simply an accident. And, you know, portion it's tragic, there's nary pending charges oregon thing of that nature," Huddleston explained.
Officer Todd was airlifted from the country and remains successful the infirmary arsenic of Thursday night. By his broadside were his woman and teenage daughter.
"He's gone through respective surgeries and has respective much to spell present successful the future," Huddleston says Todd has multiple fractures successful some of his arms and injuries to his face. "He's awake and he's talking, and helium is maintaining his consciousness of humor. And so, we're blessed to spot that."
After serving successful the Navy, Todd joined the Hanford Police Department successful 2015. He was a school assets serviceman for 4 years, and for the past two, helium has been assigned to the Motor Traffic Unit.
"He has already expressed that helium decidedly intends to travel backmost to work and marque a afloat recovery."
A fund to assistance Todd connected his roadworthy to betterment opened Wednesday, and with the community's overwhelming support, it's already halfway to its $10,000 goal.
"The metropolis is precise overmuch taking attraction of our officer. The department's taking attraction of him. He volition beryllium compensated his wages, and it is being treated arsenic an on-duty accident. The crushed for the fundraising is to assistance the household with different unexpected costs."
The adjacent measurement for the serviceman is to beryllium discharged from the infirmary truthful helium tin proceed his betterment astatine home. In the meantime, Huddleston urges drivers to stock the roadworthy truthful thing similar this doesn't hap again.
"Just being alert of each the vehicles astir you, obviously, motorcycles are little visible."
Those who would similar to donate to Officer Todd and his household tin find Officer Todd’s fundraiser connected the Peace Officers Research Association of California website.
