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A 24-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of Senior Constable David Masters, who was fatally struck by a stolen car yesterday morning. Police.
Woman charged with murder over alleged hit-and-run death of Queensland cop
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Police have charged a 24-year-old woman with murder after an allegedly stolen car hit and killed an officer north of Brisbane on Saturday morning, as homicide detectives continue their search for the driver.
Senior Constable David Masters, 53, died at the scene after being hit while trying to stop a suspected stolen vehicle with road spikes along the Bruce Highway at Burpengary just after 3am.
Senior Constable David Masters with wife Sharon and son Jack.
08:41 EDT, 27 June 2021
Police are searching for a 33-year-old woman suspected of fatally running over a cop in a stolen car, while a passenger has been charged with murder.
Senior Constable David Masters, 53, died on the scene when he was hit by a white Hyundai Kona SUV while trying to deploy a tyre-deflating device on the Bruce Highway, near Deception Bay north of Brisbane, at 3am on Saturday.
The vehicle was later set alight and its burnt-out remains discovered 25km away in Moodlu.
Police have released photos of Skye Anne Wallis, 33, who they suspect was behind the wheel of the vehicle that struck Senior Constable Masters.