DALLAS -- A Dallas police motorcycle officer who crashed while escorting the Hillary Clinton motorcade to a campaign rally died Friday morning.
Officials said the officer died shortly after arriving at Methodist Medical Center.
NBC News correspondent Ron Allen said the officers motorcycle was severely damaged in the crash that happened at about 9 a.m
Allen said the motorcycles were speeding ahead of the motorcade and that the crash happened before Clinton’s vehicle slowly passed by.
Aerial video showed emergency medical technicians laboring to treat the officer on the Houston Street viaduct between the downtown and Oak Cliff sections of Dallas.
The officer's name is being withheld until his family is notified.
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Officials said the officer died shortly after arriving at Methodist Medical Center.
NBC News correspondent Ron Allen said the officers motorcycle was severely damaged in the crash that happened at about 9 a.m
Allen said the motorcycles were speeding ahead of the motorcade and that the crash happened before Clinton’s vehicle slowly passed by.
Aerial video showed emergency medical technicians laboring to treat the officer on the Houston Street viaduct between the downtown and Oak Cliff sections of Dallas.
The officer's name is being withheld until his family is notified.
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