MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Maryville police officer underwent surgery and remains hospitalized after a crash during Vice President J.D. Vance’s security motorcade Friday, with community members providing critical aid at the scene.

Officer Justin Brown was seriously injured when his police motorcycle collided with a state trooper’s car near Merrit Road on East Lamar Alexander Parkway, according to Maryville Police Chief Tony Crisp.

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Dan Varady, who lives near the crash site, was among several people who immediately responded to help Brown.

“My thoughts were I had to help this man, that’s it,” Varady said.

Varady said he watched the crash happen during the motorcade and ran to

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