It was the largest loss of police lives in a single incident in
He said the officers had pulled over the driver of a
The driver tested positive for an illicit drug, and the police were in an emergency stopping lane arranging to impound the car when they were struck by a refrigerated truck, Ashton said.
The truck hit the back of the police cars before crashing into the
The truck's driver was under police guard in a hospital on Thursday after losing consciousness, Ashton said.
He said the driver of the
“It disgusts me and today when I'm spending time with family members of those deceased officers, I can tell you it will absolutely disgust them,” Ashton told reporters.
Fleeing the scene of a traffic accident is an offense. The driver of the
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