LIVINGSTON- A Park County sheriff’s deputy injured in an April head-on collision was awarded a Purple Heart medal Wednesday in Livingston, according to Sheriff Brad Bichler.
Deputy Brian Elliott-Pearson arrived home from the hospital last week for the first time and was presented with the medal and a plaque, the sheriff posted on Facebook.
Elliott-Pearson underwent three surgeries for injuries he sustained whenhe was struck by a passenger vehicle that veered into his lane on Highway 89 south of Livingston. The driver of the other vehicle, Shawn Schmitz, died in the wreck.
The Purple Heart is given to law enforcement officers injured while performing their duties.
