Bruce St Laurent, a 20-year veteran from the Jupiter police department in Florida, including 18 years as a motor officer, died late yesterday following a serious highway accident, police and the White House spokesperson said today.
Laurent was rushed to St Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, where he died, CNN reported quoting Jupiter police Chief Frank Kitzerow.
The officer was travelling along I-95 through West Palm Beach when a Ford 150 pickup hit his motorcycle, West Palm Beach Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Therese Barbera said.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said the president's thoughts and prayers are with the officer's family.
The crash happened near the front of the president's motorcade, and Obama himself did not see it unfold, Carney said, adding that no other vehicles from the motorcade was involved.
