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Motorcycle officer injured in crashAnyone who has read my stuff for a while knows how I feel about drunk drivers. And this time around, I'm even more angry: Officer Rainey is my brother-in-law.TUSCALOOSA | A Tuscaloosa police officer was injured this morning when the motorcycle he was riding was struck by a motorist on University Boulevard.
Tuscaloosa Police Chief Ken Swindle said Officer Shelby Rainey appears to have a broken left leg. He said that as of 9:30 a.m., doctors at DCH Regional Medical Center were performing CAT scans and other tests on the officer to verify the extent of his injuries.
Rainey was on duty at the time of the accident, and Swindle said a witness had told arriving officers that Rainey had been operating speed detection radar in the area shortly before the collision.
The accident took place on University Boulevard across from Audubon Place, near the entrance to Pinehurst, Swindle said.
Swindle did not have additional details, including which direction the vehicles were traveling. He said the investigation, despite occurring in the Tuscaloosa Police Department's jurisdiction, had been turned over to the Alabama State Troopers.
"When an officer is invovled in an accident, we always call in the state," the chief said.
This time, it's too close to home for my tastes. This is something that I do not like posting about.
I heard about this from family back east only a few days ago. I haven't heard of any updates - yet. That's a good thing at the moment - no calls telling me that Shelby has gotten worse.
If you're into praying for people, I think that Shelby could use all the help he can get.
As I find out more, I'll post updates.
Mikey,
You know that I spent 8 years in that area. Tuscaloosa and B'ham have some of the b
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Mikey,
You know that I spent 8 years in that area. Tuscaloosa and B'ham have some of the best ortho hospitals in the country (hard to believe, isn't it??). They're good people there...and I can promise that he's getting the best care. They take care of their police officers extremely well in Alabama.
I personally had ortho surgery at one of those hospitals and the care was the best I have ever had (given my health issues, that's saying a lot) Small comfort...but meant with a lot of love and support.
Call anytime...love all of you.
Gracie
|| Posted by Gracie, October 4, 2006 09:15 AM ||