So sad, Officer Carson
A police officer and a mother of six, Phylicia Carson, died on duty, leaving her husband and children behind.

Carson, a member of the Osage Beach Police Department in Missouri, was on patrol when she spotted a vehicle speeding down a rural road in Camden County near the Lake of the Ozarks on August 31, 2024.

“The officer activated its emergency equipment and initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle,” police Chief Todd Davis said in a press conference. He added that the vehicle “failed to stop and accelerated,” forcing Carson to go after the car.