By Jeremy Coumbes on April 6, 2021 at 11:01am
L to R Murrayville-Woodson Police Chief Derek Suttles; Officer Patrick McKinnon; FOP State Lodge Awards Chair Jerry Lieb. Photo Credit: Fraternal Order of Police/ David Blanchette
A Murrayville-Woodson Police Officer was recognized last night for his quick actions that lead to the life of a Murrayville man being saved.
At approximately 4:45 pm on Friday, March 26
th, Murrayville-Woodson Police Officer Patrick McKinnon witnessed a rollover accident on Murrayville Road and US 267 when a truck came off of 267, lost control, and rolled at least once landing on its roof in a ditch full of water.
Murrayville-Woodson officer, passers-by help rescue and revive crash victim
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The quick actions of a Murrayville-Woodson Police officer and assistance from passers-by are being credited with saving the life of a man whose vehicle crashed upside-down in several feet of water.
The dramatic accident that sent the driver into a water-filled ditch was captured on Officer Patrick McKinnon’s dashcam.
McKinnon was patrolling along Murrayville Road at U.S. 267 at 4:39 p.m. March 26. The routine of the afternoon was shattered less than a minute later as a vehicle is seen, on the dashcam, going across the road and overturning into a water-filled ditch.