Duty Death: Aaron Christian - [Chesapeake]
End of Service: 18/10/2016
By Heath Harrison
The Ironton Tribune
CHESAPEAKE, Ohio — Chesapeake officer Aaron Christian died Tuesday from injuries received in a car crash last month.
Christian passed away at about 10:20 a.m., Proctorville Police Sgt. Randy Thompson, who was at the hospital last night, said.
Christian, 24, was traveling south on Ohio Route 7 on Sept. 18, when he lost control of his vehicle, drove off the right side of the roadway, striking a tree, utility pole and guardrail and overturning down an embankment.
Christian was thrown from the vehicle and found in a nearby ditch.
He was taken to Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, where he remained in critical condition.
Christian, an Ironton resident, previously served on Coal Grove’s police force. He joined Chesapeake’s department in fall 2015 as a full time officer, sworn in by then-Mayor Dick Gilpin.
The Chesapeake community came together in support for Christian, with a candlelight vigil at Triangle Park on Sept. 19 drawing hundreds and numerous events raising funds for his medical expenses.
Funeral arrangements for Christian have not been announced.