Breckenridge Officer Boggs presented with medal for saving life of BPD Sgt. Gray
By Carla McKeown/Breckenridge Texan
Breckenridge Police Chief Blake Johnson, right, presents a Life Saving Award to Officer Drew Boggs for his actions on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Late on the night of May 15, 2024, alleged gang members led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase through Shackelford County and into Breckenridge, where they crashed into the patrol vehicle of Breckenridge Police Department Sgt. Noah Gray. The crash left Gray injured and unconscious. Breckenridge Officer Drew Boggs broke out the front window of the vehicle and pulled Gray to safety.
For those actions, Boggs was honored with a Life Saving Award at the Breckenridge City Commission meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
Breckenridge Police Chief Blake Johnson read a proclamation recognizing Boggs “for his honor and bravery in service to the lives of our community.”
Reading the proclamation, Johnson said, “…Boggs assisted Sergeant Noah Gray, who was trapped in a burning patrol car involved in a major crash … Boggs recognized his need to respond fast and without regard for his own personal safety … broke out the front window of the patrol unit and pulled the unconscious Sergeant Noah Gray from the burning vehicle and assisted him into the until EMS arrived.”
Christy Gray, the wife of Sgt. Noah Gray, hugs Officer Drew Boggs after Boggs was presented with a Life Saving Award for saving Noah Gray following a crash earlier this year. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
Johnson presented Boggs with a framed copy of the proclamation, a certificate, as well as with a Life Saving commendation medal.
“Drew represents not just potential, but he’s the person that stepped up and received the call when the time came,” the police chief said. “And, like I said, it was a selfless act.”
Gray was very seriously injured that night in the vehicle, Johnson said. Click here to read the Breckenridge Texan’s article about the crash.
In addition to Boggs’ live-saving actions, one of the things that prevented Gray from being more seriously injured than he was, was the vehicle he was driving, Johnson said. “…he was driving a brand new Explorer that we had just gotten that has all the safety features of the 2023 with side curtains (airbags) and … the airbags and things that deployed not only … saved his life but he was — I don’t want to say avoided long term injury, because we lost for about a month — but boy, I tell you, like I said, we are very fortunate he’s standing here, and I appreciate that,” the police chief said.
As the crowd gave Boggs a standing ovation, a teary-eyed Gray and his wife, Christy, hugged the officer.
Breckenridge Police Chief Blake Johnson, center, presents Officer Drew Boggs with a certificate recognizing his actions on May 15. Boggs broke the front window of Sgt. Noah Gray’s patrol vehicle and pulled Gray from the car following a wreck that involved a high-speed chase from Shackelford County. Also pictured are Gray, right, and his wife, Christy, center right, as well as fellow BPD officers and Boggs’ parents. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
City of Breckenridge Proclamation for Drew Boggs
Cutline, top photo: Breckenridge Police Department Sgt. Noah Gray hugs Officer Drew Boggs after Boggs was presented with a Life Saving Award for his actions on May 15 when Gray was injured in a wreck. (Photo by Tony Pilkington/Breckenridge Texan)
