Sallisaw City Attorney Jordan Pace was involved in two separate collisions around 9 a.m. Monday, first crashing into a home after his vehicle left the roadway, then striking a police patrol vehicle occupied by an officer as he allegedly tried to drive away from the scene. He was removed from his vehicle and taken to a nearby hospital for medical evaluation.
According to nwahomepage.com, Pace's vehicle left the roadway and struck a residence, causing damage. When officers arrived at the scene, the outlet reports that Pace remained inside his vehicle and did not comply with officers' instructions to exit.
Police say Pace then attempted to leave the scene in his vehicle and hit a police patrol vehicle occupied by an officer, per the same account. Officers ultimately removed him from the car before he was taken for medical evaluation, and the incident has drawn attention from local station 5NEWS, which noted on Threads that Pace reportedly crashed into a residence and then hit a Sallisaw Police Department vehicle while attempting to leave the scene.
Blood Sample Sent for Lab Testing
The Sallisaw Police Department collected a blood sample from Pace and sent it to the OSBI laboratory for analysis, according to yahoo.com. As reported by KOKH, authorities say Pace agreed to Oklahoma's implied consent test as part of the investigation into the crashes.
Two Agencies, One Active Investigation
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating the vehicle collisions themselves, while the Sallisaw Police Department is separately looking into the circumstances surrounding the incident and whether any potential criminal charges will be filed, per the nwahomepage.com report. Both agencies describe the investigation as active, and no further details on its findings have been released as of Wednesday.
Pace holds the position of city attorney for Sallisaw, and the crashes occurred in the city itself, according to the reporting. No additional information about the extent of any damage to the home or patrol vehicle, or whether anyone was injured, has been made public.
