LUMBERTON — A Lumberton police officer is dead after he was struck by a vehicle while working an accident scene this morning, according to a statement from the Lumberton Police Department.
Officer Jason Quick, who was 31 years old, died at Southeastern Regional Medical Center from the injuries he suffered when he was struck at 6:53 a.m. at Exit 22 on Interstate 95, according to the statement, which was released by Capt. Terry Parker.
The statement said Quick was dispatched at 6:10 a.m. to work the accident, which was in the northbound lane of I-95. After he was hit, other Lumberton police officers as well as Fire Department personnel provided aid while transporting him to the hospsital.
The state Highway Patrol and the District Attorney’s Office are conducting the investigation.
“Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of Officer Jason Quick,” the statement said.
Social media was flush with people offering their condelences, and sharing memories.
One was Sheriff Burnis Wilkins, who taught Quick.
“He was a great student in Basic Law Enforcement training at RCC and had a heart of gold and a passion to serve,” Wilkins wrote.
Quick was married and had two young children, a son and a daughter.
Traffic in the northbound lane of I-95 was at a crawl for several hours.
He is the first Lumberton officer killed in the line of duty since Jeremiah Goodson was shot to death on July 12, 2012. Marques Brown was sentenced to 27 years in prison earlier this year for second-degree murder in that case.
