In the early hours of Sunday, a 20-year-old Law Enforcement Advancement Programme LEAP officer died after he stopped to help at a crash on Jakes Gerwel Drive, reports Cape town Etc .
According to EWN, the officer was struck by another vehicle while assisting at the scene of an accident and later succumbed to his injuries.
The City of Cape Town confirmed the motorist who hit the officer was under the influence of alcohol. Police detained the driver at the Samora Machel police station pending further investigation SABC .
