A person has died after being hit by a Pauls Valley officer Thursday night, Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said. The officer was driving west on Grant Avenue when his police cruiser hit a pedestrian, identified as James Michael Balch, 53, according to an incident report. Balch was pronounced dead at the scene. The officer has been identified as Pauls Valley Patrolman Don May.

A person has died after being hit by a Pauls Valley officer Thursday night, Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said.

The officer was driving west on Grant Avenue when his police cruiser hit a pedestrian, identified as James Michael Balch, 53, according to an incident report. Balch was pronounced dead at the scene.


The officer has been identified as Pauls Valley Patrolman Don May.