Formal criminal charges have been filed by the Canadian County District Attorney’s Office in the death of Sgt. Thomas A. Duran as a result of being hit by a motor vehicle on Oct. 17.

El Reno Police Chief Ken Brown issued the statement announcing the charges on Friday morning.

Sgt. Duran, 41, a 14-year veteran of the El Reno Police Department, was hit by a vehicle around 2 a.m. Oct. 17. Duran was outside his vehicle after he had stopped to assist a pedestrian who had reportedly waved him over. He died a week later in an Oklahoma City hospital. 

More than 40 police agencies took part in a procession honoring Sgt. Thomas Duran.

The veteran El Reno officer died Oct. 24, a week after being injured in a hit-and-run incident that occurred as he was reportedly assisting a pedestrian who had waved him over.

The incident happened around 2 a.m. Oct. 17 on Watts near Wilson, police said. 

Funeral services for Sgt. Duran, 41, will be Monday at 10:30 a.m. in Yukon at Together We Church, 620 N. Cemetery Road. 

El Reno municipal offices will be closed that day until 1:30 p.m. 

The El Reno Chamber of Commerce will host a forum featuring candidates for municipal office.

The event is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 4 at Redlands Community College, said Karen Nance, executive director for the chamber. 

Julie Flegal-Smallwood, Director of Accreditation and Strategic Academic Initiatives, will serve as moderator for the forum. The audience will submit questions prior to the event, Nance said. 

El Reno Blessing Baskets recently broke ground for its new food pantry at 2725 Crossroads Blvd. in the Crossroads Pointe Development. 

The local nonprofit was awarded a $1.5 million grant to help with construction. The grant is from the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to address food insecurity. 

Anderson and House Inc. and HSE Architects will oversee the building project. The total project cost is projected to be $1.9 million. 

Donna Dyer, Blessing Baskets Director of Community Relations, applied for the grant in October of 2023.