Highway 2 detour part of ongoing investigation in RCMP officer's death

Police say a late afternoonclosure of the east lane of Highway 2 near Memramcook, N.B., was part of theongoing investigation into the death of RCMP Const. Francis (Frank) Deschenes.

RCMPmediaspokespersonCpl. Jullie Rogers-Marsh said the highway was closed Tuesday from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Deschenes, 35, was killed on Sept. 12 after a utility van collided with his cruiser.

The 12-year veteran,who worked for the national police force in Amherst, N.S., was on duty with traffic servicesat the time.He wasin uniform and in a marked police vehicle.

Deschenes had pulled over to help changea flat tire on an SUV, shortly after 6 p.m. AT.

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The two people in the SUVwho had stopped at the roadside because of the flat tire were taken to hospital and later released.

The driver of the utility van was treated in hospital before being taken into police custody. The individual was releasedunderconditions imposed byMonctonprovincial court without any charges being laid.

The investigation is continuing. Anyone with any information about the collision isasked to contact the Sackville detachment at506-364-5023.