Central Oklahoma player loses foot in train accident
Central Oklahoma sophomore defensive back Derek Loccident lost his foot after being hit by a train Sunday morning.
Oklahoma City police said Loccident, 20, was crawling under a stopped train when it started moving, severing his foot, according to Katrina Butcher of KFOR. Police had initially said Loccident was walking along the tracks when the mechanical railroad switch was activated and pinned his foot.
Loccident was able to flag someone down and was transported to a local hospital. He's expected to be okay, according to Butcher.
Please join UCO in sending your support, thoughts, prayers, and well wishes, to sophomore defensive back Derek Loccident and his family. https://t.co/4dQqd4rakk pic.twitter.com/umvcFhgbPF
— UCO Bronchos (@ucoathletics) September 10, 2018
"The only thing that matters right now is that Derek knows he has our full support," head football coach Nick Bobeck said in a statement. "We are here for him. It's important for his family to know that too. This isn't about him being a football player right now, it's about him being a young man that we are here for."
Loccident had recorded 15 tackles through Central Oklahoma's first two games of the season.