Britney Rachelle Meux served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Vehicular assault
Corrections Officer Britney Meux was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver at the intersection of 93rd Avenue and Main Street in Crown Point at approximately 7:00 pm.
She and three other corrections officers were jogging along the outer perimeter of the Lake County Jail when a vehicle struck all four officers. Officer Meux was killed instantly. The other three officers were transported to hospitals.
The driver of the vehicle that struck the officers turned himself in the following day. He was subsequently charged with one count of failing to stop for an accident resulting in death and three counts of failing to stop for an accident resulting in injuries. He was was convicted of all 13 charges on December 11, 2013 and was remanded until sentencing on February 7, 2014. Suspect received 12 years to be served in the Indiana Department of Corrections.
Officer Meux was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Lake County Sheriff's Department for three years.
The driver of the vehicle that struck the officers turned himself in the following day. He was subsequently charged with one count of failing to stop for an accident resulting in death and three counts of failing to stop for an accident resulting in injuries. He was was convicted of all 13 charges on December 11, 2013 and was remanded until sentencing on February 7, 2014. Suspect received 12 years to be served in the Indiana Department of Corrections.
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In tribute
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Corrections Officer Meux gave the Lake County Sheriff's Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Crown Point community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, sister.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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