December 24, 2010 U of H police officer killed in crash www.privateofficer.com
HOUSTON TX Dec 24 2010 – A University of Houston police officer was killed early Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash.
Police said Officer Ann O’Donnell, 24, was headed to a kidnapping-in-progress call at MacGregor and Calhoun around 1 a.m. when she clipped a curb on the left side of the road, overcompensated and lost control of the vehicle.
The police car slid sideways and smashed into a tree in the front yard of a home on N. MacGregor near Faculty.
O’Donnell died en route to Ben Taub Hospital.
Through the night, many of her colleagues gathered there to console each other and O’Donnell’s family.
The U of H police chief said O’Donnell, who was originally from Galveston, was a kind person with a great work ethic. She had been working the night shift for the force for about a year.
Police said counselors would be available for officers who need help coping with the loss.
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