KCPD motorcycle officer injured in wreck is sent away while recovery continues

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Missouri, police officer who was struck by a car while riding his motorcycle last month was sent a suicide note Monday morning as he continues his recovery and rehabilitation.

The officer was seriously injured in a crash near the intersection of Gregory Boulevard and Troost Avenue while on duty on Wednesday, October 16.

KCPD Police Chief Stacey Graves wrote a bystander who saw the crash because he pressed the officer’s emergency button, giving paramedics an exact address to respond and treat the officer.

On Monday, Graves was one of dozens of KCPD officers and civilian employees who gathered at the Charles B. Wheeler Airport, where the officer was helped into a medical plane for a flight bound for Denver.

In a post on social mediaKCPD said the officer “has a long road of recovery” and will recuperate at an out-of-state hospital.

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