.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ..........
NOGALES, Ariz. — Authorities say a police officer from the southern Arizona border city of Nogales has died after being struck by a passing vehicle while helping with a lane closure on Interstate 19.
Nogales Police Department said Friday on its Facebook page that 40-year-old Officer Jeremy Brinton was working an off-duty assignment when the accident took place Thursday evening.
Brinton was stabilized and taken by helicopter to a trauma hospital, where he later died.
The police department says the Arizona Department of Public Safety is handling the investigation.
Brinton was a member of the Nogales department for 18 years.