Lieutenant Richard Woods of the Pell City (Ala.) Police Department died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack while helping extract a person involved in a serious traffic accident.
The 48-year-old was commander of Pell City's Special Operations Division.
Alabama Lieutenant Dies of Heart Attack After Helping Accident Victims
Lieutenant Richard Woods of the Pell City (Ala.) Police Department died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack while helping extract a person involved in a serious traffic accident.
March 18, 2015
Lieutenant Richard Woods when he was a corporal. (Photo: ODMP.org)
Paramedics immediately began to render aid to Lieutenant Woods. He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away a short time later, ODMP.org reports.