Officer Down

Correctional Officer Nikkii Bostic-Jones
Cook County Illinois Sheriff's Office
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Age: 38
Tour: 12 years
Badge # 4151
Incident Date: 7/18/2012

Correctional Officer Nikkii Bostic-Jones was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on California Avenue while walking from the sheriff's office parking lot to the maximum security wing of the county jail just before 11:00 pm.



As she crossed the street she was struck by a van, causing her to be thrown into the path of an oncoming sheriff's office patrol car. She was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital where she was pronounced dead.



The driver of the van fled the scene but was arrested several days later. He was charged with reckless homicide, driving on a revoked license, and multiple other violations.

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