Lakewood Motorcycle Officer Still Hospitalized After 3-Car Wreck

LAKEWOOD, CO – A Lakewood motorcycle patrol officer is still hospitalized with serious injuries Friday after being struck by a car on West Colfax and Vance Street Thursday afternoon.

Around 1 p.m., Officer Mark O’Donnell, who's worked for the Lakewood force a dozen years, was struck on his motorcycle in the westbound lanes of Colfax. A third vehicle was also involved in the wreck, Lakewood Police Spokesman Commander Mark Reeves said in a statement.

O'Donnell and a female driver were taken to St. Anthony Hospital. The other driver was released, but O'Donnell remains in serious condition.

The police didn't say whether either driver was cited for the accident.

O'Donnell was on duty, but not on call at the time of the accident, the police department said.

Because the accident involved an on-duty officer and resulted in serious injuries, the Jefferson County Accident Response Team (JCART) was called to the scene to investigate the accident. The JCART is comprised of members from multiple law enforcement agencies in the area, the Lakewood police said.

One initial witness on scene said O’Donnell was traveling westbound on Colfax Avenue when an eastbound vehicle turned left in front of his motorcycle in order to enter a parking lot northbound, police said.

The investigation is ongoing so more details aren’t yet available.

Related: Lakewood Motorcycle Officer Seriously Injured In Crash: Police

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