A U.S. Capitol Police recruit was killed in a traffic accident while visiting Georgia this weekend, and several other officers were injured.
Recruit Christopher Katz died in a two-vehicle wreck around 8 p.m. Sunday on the F.J. Torras Causeway near St. Simons Island, said statements from U.S. House Democratic leaders and the Georgia State Patrol.
A Ford Escape attempting to turn left onto Marina Drive failed to yield to oncoming traffic and struck the side of a Jeep Wrangler carrying Katz and the other recruits, causing it to overturn.
Three passengers in the Jeep were ejected, the state patrol said. One of them was Katz, 22, a New York native who died hours later as a result of his injuries. Three others were injured in the accident. The GSP did not say which vehicle they were in, but the statement from House Democrats indicated other recruits were seriously injured.
The joint statement from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and fellow New York Rep. Joe Morelle, the ranking member on the House Administration Committee, said the House will honor Katz and the other recruits Tuesday.
Their statement did not say why the recruits had traveled to Georgia, but the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is in Glynn County.
“Each and every day, the Capitol Police put their lives on the line to ensure that the United States Congress, the crown jewel of representative Democracy, can safely do the people’s work,” Jeffries and Morelle said. “It is with admiration and gratitude for the life and death work of the USCP that we pray for the loved ones of Recruit Officer Katz and all of those reeling from this tragedy.”
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