19:42 EDT, 27 June 2021
The son of a policeman who was allegedly mowed down by a stolen car had big dreams of joining the force and working with his father.
Senior Constable David Masters, 53, was hit and killed while trying to stop a Hyundai Kona SUV with tyre-deflating road spikes on the Bruce Highway near Deception Bay, north of Brisbane, at 3am on Saturday.
Alleged passenger Kari O’Brien, 24, was arrested at her home in the Moreton Bay Region and charged with murder on Sunday, but detectives are still searching for the alleged driver, Skye Anne Wallis, 33.
Queensland Police Union boss Ian Leavers said on Monday that Mr Masters childhood sweetheart wife Sharon and their son Jack were shattered by his sudden death.
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.
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.
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