Oklahoma cop ‘died three times’ after freak accident in police automobile

An Oklahoma police officer is combating for his life after he was critically injured — and “died three times” — in a freak accident in his patrol automobile.

Sheriff’s Deputy Jeremy McCain was leaving Oklahoma Christian School in Edmond, the place he works as a helpful useful resource officer, about 6:50 p.m. Friday when his automobile struck {{a partially}} opened school security gate, The Oklahoman reported.

Sheriff Tommie Johnson III talked about the deputy was touring solely about 10 mph when the automobile struck the gate, which pierced the windshield and pinned him to the seat, in response to KOKH.

Two off-duty medical staff occurred to be at an after-school event shut by and immediately equipped first assist sooner than McCain was rushed to OU Medical Center.

“I want to point out that Jeremy died three times that evening,” Johnson knowledgeable reporters. “That tells you what we’re working with and how grateful we are that he is still here with us.”

He first died on the scene of the crash nonetheless “we were able to get him back,” he talked about.

The second time was throughout the emergency room, the place medical docs opened the 11-year veteran’s chest.

“They began to massage his heart for 10 minutes,” Johnson talked about, KOKH reported.

“I mean, how big is it when the doctors come out and explain to me the shape he was in and said they had to massage his heart for 10 minutes just to keep him alive.”

He then died as soon as extra all through surgical process throughout the working room, nonetheless medical docs managed to revive him as soon as extra and gave him 60 objects of blood, he talked about.

“It’s truly a miracle that he’s still with us,” Johnson talked about Monday.

“We do know that CT Scans show, at least right now, there does not appear to be any significant brain damage. Jeremy does have a broken neck. That’s the extent we know.”

McCain’s scenario has been upgraded from important to regular.

Police shared {a photograph} on Facebook of McCain — who was described as a single dad of a boy with autism – holding a toy pirate, which they described as a result of the 7-year-old’s favorite.

The sheriff moreover be taught a press launch from the deputy’s family.

“He has defeated many odds, thus far, and continues to fight the good fight. If any of you have met Jeremy, you would know he is both physically and mentally strong. He is a warrior,” they wrote.

Johnson well-known that no person is at fault for the horrible accident.

“There’s no negligence. It’s just an accident that we wish we never had to speak about. But unfortunately we’re here,” he talked about.

“Sometimes bad things just happen, and this is just one of the things,” the sheriff added.

An investigation is ongoing, police talked about.