On behalf of The Summer Post staff, I would like to extend our best wishes to Ohio University Police Officer Nathan Van Oort and his family.Van Oort, 44, was left in critical condition after being struck by lightning June 22, while participating in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics near Logan, Ohio. Athens Police Department Officer Rick Crossen and Athens area resident Charles Murray were also injured in the strike.OUPD first employed Van Oort in April 2000, as a communication officer and he became a police officer in August 2002. Just this past January, Van Oort returned from a 14-month tour of duty in Iraq as a member of the Ohio Army National Guard.Contributions to Van Oort and his family can be delivered through a written check to OTC Executive Director Jim Roberts or sent to National City Bank, 1850 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., Columbus, OH 43229. Please write that the donation is for the Van Oort family or use the account number, 111994191.'Mark Shugar is the Associate Editor of The Summer Post
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