Credit: Balduf, Jen (COP-Dayton)
Credit: Balduf, Jen (COP-Dayton)
Kessio along with Sgt. Stephen Hargraves, 52, and recruits Jessica Harris, 22, and Erick Santos, 35, were injured in the crash around 2:45 p.m. Oct. 5 on state Route 4 between the exits for Stanley Avenue and Harshman Road after a Reichard Buick GMC pickup truck crashed into a marked cruiser parked on the shoulder of the road.
Kessio, 39, was standing between the cruiser and a guardrail when the 2017 GMC Sierra struck the cruiser, a 2020 Dodge Durango, while the other three were inside, according to the crash report.
The driver of the truck, 80-year-old Charles Turner of Beavercreek, and passenger Timothy Wallick, 63, of Kettering, as of last week were in stable condition at Miami Valley Hospital, police said.
Credit: Jim Noelker
Credit: Jim Noelker
The recruits, who began training March 27 as members of the 114th recruit class, were with the sergeant conducting traffic enforcement training using a laser at the time of the crash, Chief Kamran Afzal said previously.
Dayton Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #44 Foundation established an online fundraiser to assist Kessio’s family with bills, housing, child care and other expenses while he and his wife are unable to work. As of Monday afternoon, the GoFundMe has raised $18,010, exceeding a $10,000 goal.
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