Officer
Douglas Byrne
(1969-2007)
Badge 04-13
On March 25, 2007, Officer Doug Byrne was responding to a park where a 25-year-old man had collapsed from a life-threatening seizure. As he approached the scene, Officer Byrne lost control of his patrol car, struck a raised median and was ejected from his car. He was flown to the Swedish Medical Center by Airlife Denver and rushed into surgery. Despite the heroic efforts of paramedics, flight nurses and doctors, Officer Byrne succumbed to his injuries during the early morning hours of March 26, 2007.
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March 26, 2007