Now, an update from the City of London Police Department:

 

London Police Officer Logan Medlock was killed early Sunday morning while on duty when his cruiser was hit by a suspected drunk driver.

 

Officer Medlock died at the scene of the accident, which occurred at 12:49 a.m. at the intersection of South Main Street and Ky. 229 in front of O’Reilly Auto Parts.

 

Preliminary investigation by the Kentucky State Police indicates that a 2022 Ram pickup operated by Casey P. Byrd, 36, of Oneida, Tn. was traveling north on Ky. 229 when he entered the intersection and T-boned Ofc. Medlock’s 2019 Dodge Charger, his patrol unit. His shift started at 6 p.m.

 

The force of the impact knocked both vehicles into the A.R. Dyche Cemetery, damaging several headstones. The intersection was closed for most of Sunday morning while the KSP Critical Incident Response Team reconstructed the accident.

 

Byrd was not injured in the accident. Alcohol is suspected to be a contributing factor, the KSP said. Byrd was charged with murder of a police officer and operating a motor vehicle under the influence with aggravating circumstances. He was lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center.