On Monday, the Oklahoma Fraternal Order of Police called on the community to support an El Reno police sergeant who remains in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle while helping a pedestrian last Friday morning.

The FOP said Sgt. Thomas Duran, a 14-year veteran of the El Reno Police Department, is hospitalized at OU Medical Center.

While justice matters to the FOP, the organization said its immediate concern is making sure Sgt. Duran’s family is supported.

“Our hope is that they’re able to focus on providing the care, the love and the prayers that Sergeant Duran needs and deserves, rather than worrying about how a bill is going to get paid or where the next meal is going to come from,” said Oklahoma FOP President Mark Nelson.

Nelson called the hit-and-run an extremely unf

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