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Cpl Superior Earl "Jamie" Givens was positioned to block traffic to the eastbound ramp from Interstate 20 to Bonnie View Road around 5:30 am, indicated police department in a press release.
Givens was stationary on his motorcycle with his emergency lights on when the driver of a Kia Sportage hit the officer at a high rate of speed, the statement said. The vehicle struck a concrete partition and the driver remained on the scene until his arrest, police said.
Givens, a 32-year veteran of the department, was rushed to Baylor Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The driver of the car was arrested because he was suspected of impaired driving. Dallas police say the driver is a 25-year-old man but they have not identified him.
"Please keep the family and friends of Master Corporal Givens in your thoughts and prayers," said the police department.
The Dallas County District Attorney's Office issued a statement saying that" the facts surrounding this crash are still the subject of an investigation, but all the charges brought to our office in this will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. "19659009]
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