Earl Givens Dies after Motorcycle Accident on Interstate 20 in Dallas
Earl Givens Killed in Dallas Motorcycle Crash on Interstate 20 at Bonnie View Road
Earl Givens Dies after Motorcycle Accident on Interstate 20 in Dallas
Dallas, Texas (July 22, 2018) – The Dallas Police Department officer who was hit during a funeral escort Saturday morning in Dallas has succumbed to his injuries, police said.
The deadly crash happened on Saturday, July 21 on Interstate 20 at Bonnie View Road.
According to the police, Senior Corporal Earl Jamie Givens, was along with other officers from the motorcycle unit, escorting the body of a former officer from Laurel Land Funeral Home to a burial site in East Texas at the time of the accident.
Police said Givens used his motorcycle to block the eastbound entrance ramp of the intersection when he was hit by a Kia Sportage that was traveling at a high rate of speed.
Givens’ fellow officers rendered aid until fire crews arrived. Givens was then transported to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas where he was declared deceased on arrival.
The Kia Sportage driver, an unidentified 25-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
According to reports, Givens was a 32-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department who joined the motorcycle unit in 2012.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
