Indianapolis Police Officer Injured in Crash While Escorting President Trump

Sept. 28, 2017
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Robert Turner received a call from President Donald Trump while at the hospital.

An Indianapolis police officer who was involved in a motorcycle crash while escorting President Donald Trump received a call from the country's leader while at the hospital.

Officer Robert Turner is seen lying down with a neck brace on with someone holding a cell phone up to his ear in a video released by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday.

The officer is heard responding, "I understand. ... Yes, sir. ... [Laughs] Okay. ... I believe so. ... I'm not sure, I haven't had the X-ray on it yet."

The police department thanked the President for delaying his Air Force One departure following the wreck.

The crash occurred after Trump finished his speech about his tax plan at the State Fairgrounds as his motorcade was traveling westbound on I-70 heading back to the Indianapolis International Airport, according to The Indianapolis Star. The officer was transported to IU Health Methodist Hospital for treatment.

Turner has since been released.

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