Deputy Paul Dugle - our friend.

Please Pray for our friend, Paul and his family, as well as the Shelby Co. Sheriff's dept.

A Shelby County Sheriff's deputy is in critical condition after his cruiser was hit by a train. Deputy Paul Dugle was leaving a training facility off Kings Highway in Shelby County. The wreck happened just after 10:30 Friday morning as Deputy Dugle was leaving a training facility.
It's devastated this close-knit sheriff's department. Mike Armstrong, the Shelby Co. Sheriff, told Fox 41, "I would ask that anybody out there who may have a prayer, a prayer could go a long way."
The train struck the deputy's car on the passenger side. It continued on for a while before it could stop.
Another Shelby County deputy who is also a paramedic was among those who helped get Dugle out of the cruiser. He was taken to the Flying J Truck Stop off Highway 395 in Shelby County. Stat Flight was called and took Dugle to University Hospital.
Shelby County deputies and detectives went to the hospital, to be sure to hear the latest word on their colleague. Kentucky State Police and the Shelbyville Police Department are covering for them. Sheriff Armstrong says, "I just know right now everybody's thoughts are for our comrade and we're hoping that everything's fine."
Dugle is 38 years old, married, and has been with the Shelby County Sheriff's Department for about six years. Meanwhile, Kentucky State Police have spent the afternoon at the crash scene investigating. The Northfolk Southern railroad crossing is marked, but does not have flashing lights or crossing gates.