A London police officer has been killed in the line of duty by a drunk driver.
The fatal wreck occurred Sunday morning at 12:49, according to Kentucky State Police, when a 2022 Dodge Ram truck, being driven north on Hwy 229 (Barbourville Road) by 36-year-old Casey P. Byrd, of Oneida, Tennessee, T-boned a 2019 Dodge Charger police cruiser, being driven south on South Main Street by 26-year-old London Police Officer Logan K. Medlock, of Keavy.
Medlock was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Laurel County Coroner’s Office.
Byrd was uninjured. He was arrested and charged with DUI (aggravating circumstances) and murder of a police officer. He was lodged in Laurel County Corrections on a $1 million cash bond.
Medlock joined the London Police Department in August 2019 after spending approximately 18 months working at Laurel County Corrections, state police said. He was the son of London PD Assistant Chief Randy Medlock.
“Logan was an outstanding police officer. We are heartbroken. I want to thank KSP and the sheriff’s office for stepping up and helping us at this time,” London Police Chief Travis Dotson said in an emotional statement Sunday morning, before adding that the department is in “a horrible time of shock and disbelief. It’s a great loss for this community, and we will never forget.”
The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the crash.
(Headline photo: Officer Logan K. Medlock with his wife Courtney and five-year-old son Brantley, courtesy of the London Police Dept.)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
