Authorities said former officer Iris Motley was killed in a crash along Highway 70 at Jessup Drive.
The police department said in a Thursday morning message, Motley was the first woman hired by the Garner Police Department and the first woman officer retiree.
Motley had a lengthy resume in her community. In her years at GPD, Motley served as a patrol officer on the crime prevention team and a dare officer for Creech road and Vance elementary schools.
Posted December 11, 2020 4:23 a.m. EST
Garner, N.C. The first female police officer at the Garner Police Department has died in a car crash.
According to police, Iris Motley, who retired in 1999, was killed Thursday morning in a crash on U.S. Highway 70 near Jessup Drive.
Garner police posted the news on Facebook, saying Motley was the first full-time female officer hired by the department and the first female officer retiree.
During her career, Motley served as a patrol officer, a crime prevention officer and a DARE officer for Creech Road and Vance elementary schools, where she had a positive impact on hundreds of kids.