A Missouri police officer and mother of six children tragically lost her life after losing control of her patrol vehicle and crashing into a tree while in pursuit of a suspect who fled a traffic stop.
The incident occurred in Osage Beach, Missouri, where Officer Phylicia Carson, 33, was involved in a high-speed chase with a suspect identified as 23-year-old Christopher Aaron Bishop Wehmeyer. Wehmeyer had initially been pulled over for speeding on U.S. Highway 54 by another officer before fleeing the scene.
