Arizona police: Officer killed by person texting while driving

By: CNN Wire, kdvr.com

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — An Arizona police officer was killed in a crash on Tuesday, KNXV reported.

According to Arizona Department of Public Safety, the officer stopped a vehicle about 6 p.m. While out standing with that vehicle, the officer was hit by a passing vehicle, which then hit the vehicle the officer had stopped.

The driver who killed the officer, identified as 40-year-old Jerry Sanstead, admitted to authorities that he was texting while driving, according to a release Wednesday morning.

Full story: https://kdvr.com/2019/01/10/arizona-police-officer-killed-by-person-texting-while-driving/