San Diego Car Accident Kills Sheriff’s Deputy
March 19th, 2010
Deputy Ken Collier, 39, was fatally injured in a San Diego car crash while pursuing an alleged drunk driver on CA 52. According to the LA Times Blog, the pursuit started after the deputy spotted a wrong way driver coming toward him on the same side of the highway. Collier made a U-turn to pursue the driver but crashed into a bridge abutment in the process. Collier was transported to a hospital where he died shortly after the car crash.
The suspect, Jose Jasso Lopez, 22, was apprehended by CHP and the Sheriff’s Department moments after the crash. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the Influence and vehicular manslaughter.
This is a tragic story. I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Deputy Ken Collier. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
If this news story is accurate, Lopez could face serious criminal charges. According to California Vehicle Code Section 23152 (a): “It is unlawful for any person who is under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug, or under the combined influence of any alcoholic beverage and drug, to drive a vehicle.”
Anyone under the influence of alcohol should not be operating a vehicle. Driving under the influence is not only dangerous but against the law. Anyone with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent or higher is prohibited by law to operate a vehicle.
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