Kegan30317
08-14-2008, 20:57
Lt. Curry's wife is also a Lt. with the Gulfport PD. Please keep the family in your prayers. (Gulfport is located on on the coast, between New Orleans and Mobile). Early reports state a driver turning left into the roadway struck the officer.
From the local media:
Gulfport Police Lt. Rob Curry died of internal hemorrhaging due to blunt force trauma to the chest, according to the autopsy report of Coroner Gary Hargrove.
Curry, 39 and a motorcycle officer, was on-duty when he was involved in a crash with another vehicle this morning on U.S. 49 near Dedeaux Road.
"The medics, the officers and the hospital worked very diligently to save Rob's life," Hargrove said. "Everything was done that could be done but the injuries were just too severe. The treatment could not overcome the injuries."
Lt. Rob Curry
Story: Flags drop to half-staff in memory of police officer
Gallery: Fatal Gulfport police accident
"It's a sad day for Gulfport. We lost a good citizen, a good father, a good person and police officer. We lost a good friend."
Official details from the crash have not been released. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating and the Biloxi Police Department is assisting with accident reconstruction.
Hargrove said it's not likely the results will be released immediately.
From the local media:
Gulfport Police Lt. Rob Curry died of internal hemorrhaging due to blunt force trauma to the chest, according to the autopsy report of Coroner Gary Hargrove.
Curry, 39 and a motorcycle officer, was on-duty when he was involved in a crash with another vehicle this morning on U.S. 49 near Dedeaux Road.
"The medics, the officers and the hospital worked very diligently to save Rob's life," Hargrove said. "Everything was done that could be done but the injuries were just too severe. The treatment could not overcome the injuries."
Lt. Rob Curry
Story: Flags drop to half-staff in memory of police officer
Gallery: Fatal Gulfport police accident
"It's a sad day for Gulfport. We lost a good citizen, a good father, a good person and police officer. We lost a good friend."
Official details from the crash have not been released. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating and the Biloxi Police Department is assisting with accident reconstruction.
Hargrove said it's not likely the results will be released immediately.