Police officers walk in front of a trailer that was carrying wounded veterans in a parade when it was struck by a train in Midland, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Four veterans were killed and 16 other people were injured when the train slammed into a parade float carrying the returning veterans to a banquet to honor them officials said Friday. The float took the full force of the train at a railroad crossing Thursday afternoon. Some people managed to jump clear as the train, with its horn blasting, bore down on the float decorated with American flags. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)
The couple's friend Susan Greene tells WSB-TV (http://bit.ly/SKFai3) that Officer Shane Ladner and his wife Meg returned to Georgia Monday night.
Holly Springs police spokeswoman Tanya Anderson said Ladner, a two-year department veteran, and Meg Ladner had been hospitalized after the Thursday accident, which left four dead and several more injured.
Anderson said Ladner was treated and released, and that his wife's leg had to be amputated. Greene said her pelvis was also crushed, and she was being taken to Atlanta Medical Center for further treatment.
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