Licking County – A K-9 officer from the Licking county sheriffs department was put down today after being struck by a vehicle after escaping from his handler.
According to Licking County Sheriff’s office just after a shift, around 8 pm K9 Apollo escaped his handler, while transferring the dog from the vehicle to his home. The K-9 after running away was struck by a vehicle around the 7200 blocks of Havens corner road and had to be put down because of the level of his injuries.
K9 Apollo had served six years with the sheriffs department
