DETROIT – A Detroit police officer killed in a hit-and-run crash was laid to rest Monday.
Myron Jarrett, an eight-year veteran with the Detroit police, was a father of four. He was 40.
Services began at noon at the Second Ebenezer Church. The casket arrived at the church with a police escort.
Police said Jarrett was on the scene of a traffic stop Oct. 28 when a man drove a white van at him and struck him. The impact of the crash threw Jarrett 30 feet into the intersection. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
According to police, the driver of the van got out of the vehicle and fled on foot.
Steven Patrick Guzina, 54, was later arrested for leaving the scene of a deadly crash involving a police officer. Guzina was allegedly high on crack cocaine.
Officers at the funeral said these funerals are occurring far too often.
Corporal Myron Jarrett's casket, draped in an American flag, taken from church for internment. #Local4 pic.twitter.com/KGGfnYqmfZ
— «Jason Colthorp» (@JasonColthorp) November 7, 2016
Jarret was known as an officer who was vigilant about speeding in school zones and taking care of children.
“He loved serving the citizens and neighborhoods of the 12th Precinct. He loved his job,” Detroit police Chief James Craig said.
Absolute silence as mostly DPD officers wait for the body of Corporal Myron Jarrett to be taken for burial. #Local4 pic.twitter.com/inBWeFLPUI
— «Jason Colthorp» (@JasonColthorp) November 7, 2016
Craig said there are plans in the works to name a secondary street after Jarrett. He was posthumously promoted to corporal.
