California Officer Brain Dead But Kept Alive

Posted: Monday, October 6, 2008 RICHMOND, Calif. -- Richmond police say fellow officer Brad Moody, 29, is brain dead after a car crash and at John Muir Medical Center on life support with officers and his family keeping a vigil at his side. “Officers had an opportunity to say goodbye, to go to his room and, with his family in the room, to say goodbye to him,” said Lt. Mark Gagen of the Richmond Police Department. A 7-year veteran on the force, Moody and his K-9 were responding to officers calling for backup. But at a few blocks from police headquarters, just before 8 a.m., Moody’s patrol car skidded out of control and wrapped itself around a light pole on Marina Bay Parkway. It is unclear exactly why the officer's car veered out of control. The accident happened shortly after a light rain. Gagan reported that rainy weather is... [read full story]