Second surgery delayed for Webb City PD sergeant struck by alleged drunk driver

The second surgery for Webb City Police Department Sergeant Brian Ward, who was struck and severely injured by an alleged drunk driver Tuesday while vacationing with his family in Florida, was delayed due to blood clots in his leg, according to his wife Heather.

Ward suffered a severely broken right leg, injuries to his left leg and had 12 staples placed in the back of his head after the car dragged him 75 yards. The Wards' two-year-old son Knox, who Ward was placing in a child safety seat at the time of accident, was also injured, but has been transferred to a regular hospital room, Mrs. Ward said in a Facebook post Thursday night.

In the post, she revealed the effect the accident has had on their five-year-old daughter Reagan, who witnessed it.








Update as of 5/28 10:45 pm:

Today was busy. I like busy because when I’m not busy the nightmare returns to my memory and is still very fresh.

Today, Knox was moved from PICU to a regular room. Fingers crossed he is released tomorrow so I can focus a little more on Brian’s care.

Brian was scheduled for surgery number two tomorrow. He has blood clots in his leg so they pushed it back. They started medication for the clots today. Tomorrow they will put a filter in to help break the clots up and then they will evaluate the soft tissue. In order for Brian’s surgery to be successful they will have to make sure the soft tissue is good enough to repair the bones. This may require a few more surgeries to clean the tissue and get it ready. His original surgeon passed Brian’s case to some one he felt was more qualified. This is something his new doctor has done many, many times. Brian’s is in his top 3 worst cases. Brian is very lucky his arteries weren’t damaged and that he still has blood flow to his leg and a very strong pulse. It’s basically another miracle. If this wasn’t the case he would have lost his leg completely.

We did end up taking Reagan to get checked out today. She was vomiting this morning and I wanted to make sure she didn’t have something going on from collision. With all of the chaos, I was afraid maybe she had bumped her head or been hurt and we didn’t know. She checked out perfectly. I’m thinking it’s just her way of coping with this.

I want to share a special moment from this evening. Knox and Reagan are normally stuck to each other like glue. They are best buds. This is the longest they have been apart since Knox was born.

An account has been established at Pinnacle Bank to help the Ward family with medical expenses:

WARD FAMILY BENEFIT ACCOUNT

Here is a list of the Joplin metro Pinnacle Bank locations:

1010 S Madison Street, Suite M, Webb City
802 S Main Street, Joplin
2433 S Rangeline Road, Joplin
1316 E 32nd Street, Joplin
1651 W 7th Street, Joplin
501 Cross St, Sarcoxie