CENTERVILLE, UT. (THECOUNT) — Jason Read, the Centerville Police officer injured in an off-duty motorcycle crash in Syracuse September 23, died unexpectedly in an Ogden, UT, hospital Tuesday.
According to a press release from the Centerville Police Department, Read was hit by a car while he was off duty and riding his personal motorcycle on W 1700 S, AKA, Antelope Drive, in Syracuse, UT, on September 23.
Read was seriously injured in the crash and was flown to McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden.
“Officer Read had been in the hospital ever since the crash and was making headway in his recovery,” Police stated Tuesday. “Early this morning Officer Read unexpectedly passed away while still in the hospital.” source
Read began his career with Centerville Police in 2005 and served with the force for 13 years. He was a K-9 officer for three of those years and was also assigned to the Problem Oriented Policing unit for a period of time.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
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