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El Reno Sgt. Thomas Duran Dies After Being Struck by Vehicle as Honor Escort Set for Monday

An honor walk at OU Health preceded his organ donation.

Overview

  • Duran died Friday after being hit by a driver on Oct. 17 while speaking with a pedestrian in El Reno.
  • The Oklahoma Fraternal Order of Police announced a 12:30 p.m. Monday escort from the Medical Examiner’s Office to Sanders Funeral Service in Kingfisher.
  • Participants are invited to gather at the Medical Examiner’s Office by 11:30 a.m., with the public encouraged to show support along the route.
  • His family honored his wish to donate organs following a hospital honor walk attended by law enforcement from across the state.
  • Community tributes and fundraising continued, including flowers on a police cruiser, an Elks Lodge pasta dinner that raised nearly $2,000, and an ongoing police union donation effort.