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Driver Arrested After Hit-and-Run Critically Injures El Reno Officer

Police say the officer remains in intensive care following surgery.

Overview

  • The collision occurred around 2 a.m. near Watts and Wilson by the El Reno Public Schools bus barn as the officer spoke with a pedestrian.
  • Authorities identified the injured officer as Sgt. Thomas Duran, a 14-year veteran of the department.
  • Police arrested 25-year-old Logan Reese Primeaux after locating a matching vehicle around 10:25 a.m., and he is held at the Canadian County Jail.
  • Primeaux faces charges of failure to stop at an accident resulting in great bodily injury and assault and battery with a deadly weapon.
  • Dashcam video shows a dark sedan veering left after crossing nearby railroad tracks, and police continue to seek doorbell or exterior camera footage along Watts from Rock Island to Country Club.