Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Critically injured in a car chase almost two years ago, the Cranberry police officer says returning to work was his goal throughout his recovery.
Injured almost two years ago in a car chase that nearly claimed his life, Cranberry Police Cpl. Dan Hahn spent months in physical therapy, first wheeling, then learning how to walk again. On some days, the pain was intolerable, Hahn said. But supported by his wife, family, friends and fellow officers, he kept one goal in mind—returning to police work. Mission accomplished. On Monday, Hahn returned to the police force on a part-time basis. Taking on administrative duties three days a week, for four hours a day, Hahn, 49, said he hopes to one day work full-time again, and maybe even get behind the wheel of a patrol car. “That’s kind of where I want to be, back on the road,” he said. Hahn was seriously injured after falling more than 20 feet …
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Monday, July 25, 2011
The recovering Cranberry police officer and his wife, Fritz, talk about life after February's devastating accident
Each day when Cpl. Dan Hahn wakes up, usually in pain, he makes a conscious decision to get through the day with an upbeat attitude. "Having a positive attitude is a decision to make," he said. "You can choose to be down." Aiding the injured Cranberry police officer on his long path to recovery is his wife, Fritz Hahn. Hahn credits her with keeping him strong. "I have her to keep me straight," he said. "If I have a bad day, she's always upbeat." Hahn was seriously injured five months ago after falling more than 20 feet from a highway overpass following a high-speed car chase that began in Sewickley Hills and ended on Interstate 79 in Jackson Township. The driver of the car jumped from an overpass in an effort to elude police from multiple…
Friday, March 18, 2011
Dozens of people turned out to donate blood in honor of Cpl. Dan Hahn on Thursday.
It wasn’t the first time Dave Mack has gotten his arm pinched in the name of a good cause, but Thursday’s blood drive at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center in honor of Cpl. Dan Hahn held special meaning for him. “He’s one of our guys,” said Mack, a volunteer with the Cranberry Township Fire Company, just before it was his turn to donate. “We know Cpl. Danny Hahn really well.” Hahn, a veteran Cranberry Township police officer, was injured last month after a high-speed car chase that started in Sewickley Heights and involved police from a half-dozen police departments. The chased ended on Interstate 79 in Jackson Township after the driver, Thomas Booth, got out of his car and jumped over a highway overpass in an attempt to escape police…
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Students make get-well cards for injured Cranberry Township officer.
When it comes to police work, Haley Loesch knows all about it. Haley, a sixth-grader at Haine Middle School, said her mother, Trina Loesch, is an officer with the Evans City Police Department. Her mom also is a friend of Cpl. Dan Hahn, the Cranberry Township police officer seriously injured after he fell more than 20 feet Feb. 14 from a highway overpass near the Evans City exit on Interstate 79. “She told me she was on scene with Cpl. Hahn and after they flew him to the hospital,” Haley said. Hahn was pursuing Thomas Booth, who led police from five departments on a high-speed chase that started more than 20 miles away in Sewickley Heights. Booth, 22, died from his injuries. Hahn was flown to Allegheny General Hospital, where his family …
Monday, February 28, 2011
Family thanks the community for prayers, says the injured Cranberry Township police officer has a long road to recovery.
The family of Cpl. Dan Hahn is speaking out for the first time since the Cranberry Township police officer was seriously injured after falling more than 20 feet from a highway overpass. "We are overwhelmed by the love, support and compassion of people that we do not even know, but that Dan touched their life in one way or another," the family said in a statement. The family said Hahn, 47, is under heavy sedation at Allegheny General Hospital's trauma unit on Pittsburgh's North Side. "Dan has so many people praying for his recovery and we wish that you would continue to do so," the statement said. "He has a long road ahead of him." On Feb. 14, Hahn, a married father of two adult children, was one of many officers from five police …
Friday, February 18, 2011
The Cranberry Township Police Department is accepting donations for Cpl. Dan Hahn and his family.
As Cranberry Police Cpl. Dan Hahn slowly recovers from serious injuries to his neck and back after falling more than 20 feet from an overpass on Interstate 79, someone from the township constantly is by his side. Sometimes, said township Manager Jerry Andree, it’s Jeff Schueler, Cranberry’s director of public safety. Other times, it’s police Lt. Kevin Meyer. Andree also has been to Hahn’s bedside to give him support. “There always is someone from the township there,” Andree said. On Monday, Thomas William Booth, 22, of Volant, led police on a high-speed chase that spanned two counties and involved five police departments before ending in Jackson Township. After Jackson Township police deployed spikes on the highway to slow Booth’s vehicle…
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Multiple police agencies involved in 100-mph chase from Sewickley Heights through Cranberry, Jackson townships.
The driver who led police on a 100-mph chase through two counties last night before crashing into a Cranberry police car and falling more than 20 feet from an overpass on Interstate 79 died today of his injuries. Thomas William Booth, 22, of Volant, died at UPMC Presbyterian in Oakland, where he was taken by medical helicopter after he and a Cranberry Township police officer fell more than 20 feet from the overpass in Jackson Township. He was pronouced dead at 10:53 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office. Cranberry Police Cpl. Dan Hahn, 47, underwent surgery at Allegheny General Hospital on Pittsburgh's North Side for serious injuries to his neck and back. John Skorupan, president of Cranberry Township’s…
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charlene
7:42 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013
Congratulations Dan.I never had a doubt that you would get thorugh all this.Like I wrote to while in the trauma,...you're not a quitter & had to remain strong & not get discouraged.And with all the prayers going out for me,I knew you'd make it back to work. God Bless you more ›