LUMBERTON, NC. (THECOUNT) — Jason Quick has been identified as the Lumberton police officer killed after being struck by a vehicle while investigating a traffic crash on Saturday morning.
Quick, whose age was not provided, was investigating a traffic crash on Interstate 95, in Lumberton, NC, at 6:10 a.m. Saturday, when he was struck by a vehicle before 7 a.m.
The victim was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries consistent with a vehicle collision.
While investigating the crash, Quick was hit at 6:53. He was taken to Southeastern Regional Medical Center, where he died. source
No other information on the fatal incident was made available by officials.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol and the Robeson County District Attorney’s Office are leading an ongoing investigation.
Lumberton PD commented on the fallen officer on Facebook:
Anyone with possible information on the deadly collision should contact police at 911.
Lumberton is a city in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Robeson County, which is the largest county in the state by land area. Located in southern North Carolina’s Inner Banks region, Lumberton is located on the Lumber River, according to Wikipedia.
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