DORAL, FL. (THECOUNT) — Miami-Dade Police Department officer, Jermaine Brown, has been identified as the victim killed after crashing an ATV while on-duty in Doral, Florida Wednesday.
The Miami-Dade Police Department identified Brown, 46, as the officer who was killed in an ATV crash Wednesday while on a detail near a canal bank, according to officials.
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“It is with a heavy heart that I can now confirm the tragic death of Miami-Dade Police Department Officer Jermaine Brown,” Director Juan Perez said Thursday morning. “Assigned to our South District, Officer Brown was fatally injured while conducting an enforcement detail near a canal bank.” source
The officer was with at least two other officers on patrol along an embankment near a canal when he lost control and struck a tree.
Brown was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force injuries sustained in the crash.
“Officer Brown lost his life while protecting our community, as he responded to assist fellow officers,” Perez said. “We ask that our Miami-Dade community keep his family in your thoughts and prayers as they navigate through this tragic and sudden loss.”
Doral is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. One of thirty-four municipalities in the county, it is located just one mile from Miami International Airport and 13 miles from Downtown Miami. The city regularly hosts in excess of 100,000 people who work in Miami, according to Wikipedia.