Creator of reality TV show Cops dies during off-road race in Mexico

FILE – In this Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, file photo, John Langley, creator of the television show “Cops” answer questions during a news conference at police headquarters in Omaha, Neb. Langley creator of the long-running TV series “Cops,” has died during a road race in Mexico, a family spokeswoman said. Langley died in Baja, Mexico, of an apparent heart attack Saturday, June 26, 2021, during the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race, family spokeswoman Pam Golum said. He was 78. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, FIle)

John Langley, creator of the long-running TV series Cops, has died during a road race in Mexico, a family spokeswoman said.

The 78-year-old died in Baja of an apparent heart attack on Saturday during the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race, Pam Golum said.