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Dan Hahn

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Injured Plum Native, Cranberry Police Officer Cpl. Dan Hahn Returns to Duty

Critically injured in a car chase almost two years ago, the Cranberry police officer and Plum native says returning to work was his goal throughout his recovery.

Injured almost two years ago in a car chase that nearly claimed his life, Cranberry Police Cpl. Dan Hahn spent months in physical therapy, first wheeling, then learning how to walk again. On some days, the pain was intolerable, Hahn said. But supported by his wife, family, friends and fellow officers, he kept one goal in mind—returning to police work. Mission accomplished. On Monday, Hahn, a 1981 graduate of Plum High School, returned to the police force on a part-time basis. Taking on administrative duties three days a week, for four hours a day, Hahn, 49, said he hopes to one day work full-time again, and maybe even get behind the wheel of a patrol car. “That’s kind of where I want to be, back on the road,” he said. Hahn was seriously …

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