Cop making a traffic stop on Christmas Eve dies after DUI driver slams into her police cruiser
A 32-year-old Kentucky detective, who was also the mother of a young son, was reportedly killed on Christmas Eve on Monday, when her police cruiser was hit by a truck, according to reports. Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad, while addressing a press conference on Monday night, said that the truck driver has been charged with murder in the case.
The detective, identified as Deidre "Dee Dee" Mengedoht, was conducting a traffic stop in the right-hand lane on Interstate 64 on Monday afternoon when the incident occurred.
Mengedoht was reportedly inside her police cruiser at the time with her emergency lights on when the truck crashed into her from behind. Conrad said that after the impact, the detective's car caught fire and she died inside the vehicle.