A police officer has a long road to recovery but is lucky to be alive after his vehicle was struck head-on by a suspected drunk driver in Delaware over the weekend, officials said. tfurlong has the story:
James Haddix, a 38-year-old Aberdeen Police Officer who resides in Newark, Delaware, was driving along the Christina Parkway in Newark around 4:30 a.m. Sunday when another vehicle slammed into his unmarked police car head-on, according to investigators.
Officials said it took first responders about 45 minutes to get Officer Haddix out of his vehicle. Paramedics gave him blood to keep him alive while rescuers worked to get him out.Get Philly local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.The driver of the other vehicle, 24-year-old Johnathan Hendrix of Middletown, Delaware, was arrested and charged with DUI. He’s also recovering from his own injuries.
Chief Trabert said Haddix likely has a long road to recovery but is expected to survive. Trabert told NBC10 Haddix was in and out of consciousness before surgery but was still able to tell him that he couldn’t wait to get back on patrol. "Great cop. Army vet. Father of five,” Chief Trabert said. “We're getting such an outpour of support from the community since this has been reported."
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