A Missouri police officer and mother of six children was killed after losing control of her patrol car during a high-speed pursuit early Sunday, authorities said.
Osage Beach Police Officer Phylicia Carson, 33, was on patrol around 1:18 a.m. when she spotted a speeding vehicle on westbound Highway 54, Chief Todd Davis said during a news conference.
Carson activated her police lights and tried to pull the vehicle over, but Davis said the driver sped away.
As Carson pursued the speeding vehicle, her patrol car skidded off the road and struck a tree before catching fire. Davis said Carson died in the crash.
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Osage Beach Police Officer Phylicia Carson, 33, was killed during a high-speed chase early Sunday. (Osage Beach Police Department)
The speeding driver crashed minutes later before being taken into custody.
The suspect, later identified as 23-year-old Christopher Aaron Bishop Wehmeyer, was