Traffic cop dies after being mowed down

The Police High Command has expressed sadness at the death of Constable Rushane Lee who died as a result of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle collision on the North South Highway in St Ann on Wednesday.

Lee, who was assigned to the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), was hit by a motor vehicle while conducting vehicular checkpoint operations in the Unity Valley area of the highway about 11:10 p.m. He succumbed to his injuries while being treated at hospital on Thursday.

The Force's Chaplaincy Branch and Welfare Department are providing support to Lee's family members, friends and colleagues.