DJOHNSON954
10-02-2007, 21:53
Thoughts and prayers are with Officer Jason Tormasi's wife, 3 children, and the entire Columbus Division of Police. He died last night in a car crash on his way to work. Very sad and tragic!!!!! I couldn't get the link to work so here is the story from www.10tv.com
DELAWARE, Ohio - Investigators were working to determine why a Columbus police officer's car went off a Delaware County road and into a creek on Monday night, killing him.
Officer Jason Tormasi (pictured, right) was on his way to work at Precinct 12, on the city's east side at about 10:30 p.m., when police said he lost control of his vehicle along U.S. Route 42, crashed through a guardrail and rolled down an embankment.
SLIDESHOW: Images From Scene
Fellow officers knew something was wrong when Tormasi, 32, failed to show up at the beginning of his 11 p.m. shift, 10TV's Patrick Bell reported.
A call for help was broadcast across central Ohio police radios. Cruisers and police helicopters raced to the area near Tormasi's home, near Delaware.
Shortly before 1 a.m., rescue crews spotted a badly bent guardrail with paint flakes matching Tormasi's personal vehicle, Bell reported.
Columbus officers jumped into about 4 to 5 feet of water, pried open the doors and attempted to save Tormasi but it was too late.
Police said that Tormasi was transported to a hospital but could not be revived.
Flags at Precinct 12 were flying at half-staff by Monday morning, Bell reported.
Investigators were searching for a cause of the crash.
Stay with 10TV News and refresh 10TV.com for continuing coverage.
DELAWARE, Ohio - Investigators were working to determine why a Columbus police officer's car went off a Delaware County road and into a creek on Monday night, killing him.
Officer Jason Tormasi (pictured, right) was on his way to work at Precinct 12, on the city's east side at about 10:30 p.m., when police said he lost control of his vehicle along U.S. Route 42, crashed through a guardrail and rolled down an embankment.
SLIDESHOW: Images From Scene
Fellow officers knew something was wrong when Tormasi, 32, failed to show up at the beginning of his 11 p.m. shift, 10TV's Patrick Bell reported.
A call for help was broadcast across central Ohio police radios. Cruisers and police helicopters raced to the area near Tormasi's home, near Delaware.
Shortly before 1 a.m., rescue crews spotted a badly bent guardrail with paint flakes matching Tormasi's personal vehicle, Bell reported.
Columbus officers jumped into about 4 to 5 feet of water, pried open the doors and attempted to save Tormasi but it was too late.
Police said that Tormasi was transported to a hospital but could not be revived.
Flags at Precinct 12 were flying at half-staff by Monday morning, Bell reported.
Investigators were searching for a cause of the crash.
Stay with 10TV News and refresh 10TV.com for continuing coverage.