Mom of 6 Killed During High-Speed Pursuit While on Police Duty [Video]

A mother of six has died in Missouri after being involved in a car crash while on duty as a police officer.

On Saturday, Aug. 31, at around 1:18 a.m. local time, Osage Beach police officer Phylicia Carson, 33, witnessed a vehicle traveling at high speed on U.S. 54 near Passover Road in Camden County, police Chief Todd Davis said in a press conference that morning.

“The officer activated its emergency equipment and initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle,” Davis said, adding that the vehicle “failed to stop and accelerated,” so the officer pursued the car.

The pursuit continued before Carson’s vehicle struck a tree after skidding off the roadway at approximately 1:34 a.m., a Missouri State Highway Patrol report stated. Her car caught fire, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, the report added.

“Officer Carson perished in the crash,” an emotional Davis said during Saturday’s press conference, confirming she’d been with the department since June …