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UPDATED: Santaquin police officer hit and killed on I-15; suspect caught

A man is in custody after reportedly intentionally hitting and killing a Santaquin police officer Sunday morning. Around 6:30 a.m., authorities conducted a traffic stop after receiving a reports of someone standing on the back of a semitruck on Interstate 15 near milepost 244. According to police, the driver of the semi fled the scene heading north on I-15. After driving a short distance, the suspect, identified as 42-year-old Micheal Aaron Jayne, allegedly turned the truck around heading in the wrong direction of travel toward the Santaquin police officer and a Utah Highway Patrol ...

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