Temple,TX : Retired Temple police officer injured following motorcycle crash on January, Monday 8th 2018

A retired Temple Police officer working a funeral procession in Killeen was taken to a local hospital after a collision between his motorcycle and a vehicle Monday morning.

The retired officer, Steve Ermis, cleared an intersection at Florence and Jasper roads as part of the procession at 9:15 a.m.

Killeen Police Sgt. Edgar Maceo said a woman driving a white SUV tried to exit the procession onto Second Street, when Ermis T-boned her car.

Ermis was alert, but suffered injuries at the scene of the accident, Maceo said.

“It looks like he’s got some real serious injuries, one of them to ... either his left or right leg. It’s pretty serious,” Maceo said.

One of his fellow escort riders, Hal Pagel, said Ermis was in surgery Monday afternoon with severe leg and hip injuries and will be in intensive care afterward for an unknown period of time.

After officers and emergency medical services arrived on the scene, a helicopter was initially called to take Ermis to a hospital, Killeen fire officials said.

Killeen fire officials were seen laying strobes on the field at Nolan Middle School at 1809 Florence Road, but the flight was called off.

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Retired Temple police officer injured following motorcycle crash