Colorado officer escorting Pence motorcade hurt in crash

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A Colorado Springs motorcycle officer has been injured in an accident while escorting Vice-President Mike Pence’s motorcade to the city’s airport.

Police Lt. Howard Black told The Gazette (http://bit.ly/2s3LwGj) the accident happened at 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Officer Andrew Holland, an eight-year veteran of the force, was in serious condition.

No other vehicles were involved, and Pence’s motorcade continued to the airport.

Pence said in a Tweet released by the police department that he’d spoken with the officer’s wife and was “so relieved his injuries are not life-threatening.”

Pence was in Colorado Springs to mark the 40th anniversary of Focus on the Family. He also visited Schriever Air Force Base, home to the Air Force Space Command.