Car Crash Kills Durham Officer
Durham, N.C. — A Durham police officer was killed in a car crash early Saturday morning.
According to Durham police spokeswoman Kammie Michael, Officer C.J. Callemyn was traveling west on Holloway Street about 3 a.m. when he lost control of his police cruiser and struck the underpass of N.C. Highway 70. (Map of Location)
Callemyn was enroute to check with another officer before the crash, Michael said. He served with the department since April of 2005.
Callemyn was involved in an incident earlier this month where a driver dragged him for nearly two blocks during a traffic stop. He was not seriously hurt.
The accident is under investigation. Callemyn is survived by two children.
According to Durham police spokeswoman Kammie Michael, Officer C.J. Callemyn was traveling west on Holloway Street about 3 a.m. when he lost control of his police cruiser and struck the underpass of N.C. Highway 70. (Map of Location)
Callemyn was enroute to check with another officer before the crash, Michael said. He served with the department since April of 2005.
Callemyn was involved in an incident earlier this month where a driver dragged him for nearly two blocks during a traffic stop. He was not seriously hurt.
The accident is under investigation. Callemyn is survived by two children.
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February 18, 2007 9:31 p.m.
He shouldn't have been working so much and not only the long hours but 2 days before this accident he told me about how you guys have to talk on your CBs/cells and use the laptops with one hand and drive with the other and somehow keep your eyes on the road too. Please, someone, put a stop to this before someone else loses their life.
I'm not saying Charles was criticizing his job, anyone who knew him knows he loved his work and wouldn't have traded it or even the area he covered. But he wasn't superman, even if he thought he was, and now we all see that.
The world is less one hero now.
February 18, 2007 2:20 p.m.
February 18, 2007 2:18 p.m.
I am so honored to have met him and I thank God for the chance of knowing him. I considered him a dear friend and was actually supposed to meet him yesterday and just found out what happened. Someone please let me know the funeral details and how to reach the family to send my condolences. You can e-mail me at dawn@sunsetwebdesign.com
February 18, 2007 2:16 p.m.
February 18, 2007 2:11 p.m.