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On Friday morning around 1:30 AM, a fully marked police vehicle traveling under lights and sirens along Gibbons Street in Redfern crashed into a tree, killing 20-year-old Constable Mia Lay instantly. The vehicle was responding to reports of a stolen car in nearby Glebe. Fellow officer Brandon Torrisi, the driver, was hospitalized but is reported stable. CCTV footage showed the patrol car traveling at high speed moments before the crash. Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon declared it a critical incident and launched an investigation overseen by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission. The crash site has been closed off for police investigation, with diversions in place to avoid traffic congestion.

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The partner of Constable Mia Lay has spoken on behalf of her grief-stricken family a day after she was killed in a car crash while on duty, describing the 20-year-old as “the happiest girl I had met”. asserted

I → speak → girl

Fellow officer Daniel Vasquez visited the Redfern site on Saturday where Lay was killed when the marked police car in which she was a passenger crashed about 1.30am on Friday. asserted

she → visit → Friday

She died instantly. asserted

She → die → ?

An emotional Vasquez joined fellow officers from Lay’s Redfern station, who gathered to lay flowers in memory of the constable who had joined the force less than 18 months ago. asserted

who → join → force

Vasquez said he had been asked to speak on behalf of Lay’s mother Tamara and her family. asserted

he → say → mother

“Mia loved what she did in the police, she was happy in the police, she was good at her job and she was loved by everyone in the community,” Vasquez told Nine News. asserted

Vasquez → love → News

“She was the happiest girl I’ve met – when she was with me, when she was at work – and I’d ask everyone to remember how stunning and beautiful she was. asserted

she → meet → everyone

The Friday morning crash is now the subject of a critical incident investigation being overseen by the state’s policing watchdog, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission. asserted

crash → oversee → watchdog

Her colleague who was driving the car, a 24-year-old male constable, was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a stable condition with facial and leg injuries. asserted

who → drive → injuries

The pair were carrying out an urgent response to a reported vehicle theft in nearby Glebe. asserted

pair → carry → Glebe

Vasquez urged his “brothers and sisters in the blue” to take Lay’s death as a reminder that “going urgent isn’t worth your life. asserted

going → urge → reminder

Detectives will explore whether speed was a factor. asserted

speed → explore → ?

The car was travelling under lights and sirens, which, under Australian law, allows police officers to exceed the speed limit. asserted

officers → travel → limit

Lay had recently returned to Redfern police station after a three-month secondment in the city’s eastern suburbs, where Vasquez is stationed. asserted

Vasquez → return → suburbs

The car was split into several pieces on impact, while debris, including a wheel, was found up to 100 metres from the accident scene. asserted

debris → split → scene

Investigators on Friday carried out skid testing, which is used to assess road surfaces and measure friction, near the crash site. asserted

which → carry → site

‘Going urgent isn’t worth your life’: Partner’s plea after officer killed in Sydney crash

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