The Seekonk Police Department is mourning the loss of life of one in every of its personal.
The division recognized Patrolwoman Kourtny DeForitis as one in every of two victims who died in an off-duty motorbike crash early Saturday morning in Somerset, Chief David Enos introduced on Facebook Sunday.
DeForitis, 28, of East Taunton, had been the passenger on the motorbike that collided right into a car that subsequently crashed right into a phone pole on the Route 103 rotary round 1:15 a.m. Saturday, in keeping with authorities.
The driver of the motorbike, Daniel Glover, 44, of Easton, was pronounced lifeless on the scene, officers mentioned.
After graduating from the Cape Cod Municipal Police Academy in 2021, DeForitis spent greater than two years working as a group outreach officer underneath the patrol division for the division, which serves almost 16,000 residents within the Bristol County city, bordering Rhode Island.
“Kourtny had a particular fondness for the youth of Seekonk and could be found playfully interacting with them in the schools and at community events, usually with a bright smile on her face and a contagious laugh,” Seekonk police said in its Facebook put up.
Preliminary findings from the investigation, being performed by Somerset police, point out that the motorbike drove the fallacious approach into the rotary earlier than colliding with the car, Somerset Chief Todd Costa mentioned in an announcement.
Somerset emergency responders introduced DeForitis to an area hospital the place she was later pronounced lifeless, Costa mentioned. The driver of the car was additionally taken to a close-by medical facility “out of an abundance of caution,” he mentioned.
The Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section Unit and detectives assigned to the Bristol County District’s Attorney Office are offering Seekonk police help with the investigation, which stays lively and on-going.
“The men and women of the Seekonk Police Department offer their sincere condolences to Ptlw. DeForitis’ family and friends, as we also mourn the loss of one of our own,” the Facebook put up learn. “Rest in peace badge 3334, we’ll take the watch from here.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com”