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A police officer was critically injured after he was involved in a crash while protecting Vice President JD Vance's motorcade, police said

The crash occurred in Maryville, Tenn., just after 6 p.m. local time on Nov. 14

Officer Justin Brown was “providing a dignitary protection detail escort" when the crash occurred, according to his department

A police officer was critically injured in a crash while protecting Vice President JD Vance ’s motorcade in Tennessee.

Officer Justin Brown was injured “when his police motorcycle was involved in a collision with a Tennessee Highway Patrol SUV unit” on East Lamar Alexander Parkway at Merrit Road at 6:11 p.m. local time on Friday, Nov. 14, according to a news release from the Maryville Police Department.

Brown was “providing a d

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