A police officer stopped a female driver for using her phone. After she was asked to identify herself at the police motorcycle (lacking ID), she returned to her car. Another vehicle then swerved on the two-lane road, nearly hit the officer, and crashed into her car with force, according to a police source speaking to N12.
Just after 12:17 Jerusalem on Thursday, police initially reported a woman killed after a traffic stop near the Iron Interchange. A police source now tells N12 that the female driver was stopped for using her phone. Lacking identification, she was asked to approach the police motorcycle to identify herself. Upon returning to her car, another vehicle on the two-lane road swerved for an unclear reason, nearly striking the officer, and collided forcefully with her car, killing her. The incident is now confirmed as a fatal collision.
The story evolved through several reports issued at 12:17 Jerusalem. The first version placed the incident on Highway 6 at the Tzipori Interchange, saying the victim exited to receive a police ticket. Subsequent versions corrected the location to the Iron Interchange and described the stop as a traffic check by police or traffic inspectors. The final police statement confirmed the victim was killed after being stopped for a traffic check. The new detail about phone use and lack of ID comes from a police source cited by N12.
The reason the second vehicle swerved remains unclear. The driver of that vehicle has not been identified or detained, according to available reports. The investigation is ongoing.
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