See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy JOE ROSSITER, REPORTER Published: 20:58 BST, 12 June 2026 | Updated: 21:24 BST, 12 June 2026
Flowers have been laid in tribute to a young police officer who died after allegedly being hit by a car on Monday night.Jess Turnbull, 19, died on Thursday after responding to a crash on the A189 in Cramlington, Northumberland.While at the scene she was allegedly hit by a black Mercedes CLC which was not connected to the original crash.A 73-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and has now been re-arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.He was taken to hospital after the alleged crash but was later discharged and released on bail by police.The Mercedes CLC allegedly collided with PC Turnbull and her marked Northumbria Police car, which was on the southbound carriageway, at 11.10pm on June 8.Paramedics rushed PC Turnbull to the nearby specialist care hospital at Cramlington.The young officer had been responding to reports of a silver Land Rover Freelander colliding with a white Ford Explorer, which left the road. Jess Turnbull, 19, died after stopping at the scene of a crash in Northumberland on Monday night Flowers and tributes were left in PC Turnbull's memory after the 19-year-old died on Thursday The union flag was seen flying at half mast at Northumbria Police's headquarters on ThursdayThose inside the Land Rover fled the area on foot before police arrived, with no injuries reported.A flag at Northumbria Police's headquarters was flown at half mast after Ms Turnbull's death, as tributes and flowers were left outside the building.One heartfelt note read: 'Jess served with courage, honour and dedication, protecting others at the highest cost. Jess, your bravery will never be forgotten and your legacy will live on in the lives you've touched. Your sacrifice will always be remembered.'Ms Turnbull joined Northumbria Police in September and became a front line response officer.She became the force's first officer to die in the line of duty in 20 years.The last was PC Joseph Carroll, who was killed when a prisoner being transported from Hexham to Newcastle yanked on the patrol car's handbrake, causing a 70mph smash on the A69 in Northumberland on April 13, 2006.Steven Graham, 39, a communications instructor at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, was jailed for five-and-a-half years after he pleaded guilty at Newcastle Crown Court to manslaughter.
