Michael Aaron Jayne, 41, allegedly struck and killed a Santaquin police officer while trying to flee a traffic stop on Interstate 15 in Utah early Sunday.
A Utah police officer was killed Sunday when a semi-truck driver tried to flee a traffic stop and struck the officer, setting off an hours-long manhunt that ended with the driver’s arrest, authorities said. A Santaquin police officer and a Utah Highway Patrol trooper responded around 6 a.m. to a 911 call reporting that a person was standing on the back of a big rig’s trailer as the truck traveled north on Interstate 15, the Spanish Fork Police Department said.
The truck driver struck the Santaquin officer, the officer’s vehicle and a UHP patrol vehicle, according to police. The Santaquin officer died on the scene. Authorities have not released the name of the officer killed. 'Our entire department is hurt, and the family of the officer is hurt,' Santaquin Police Lt. Mike Wall said at an emotional press conference. 'Because of a senseless act by one individual, we have family members who will miss their father at their nearing wedding.
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