Crime & Safety
Off-Duty Police Officer Killed in Freeway Crash in Corona
The officer was headed west about 9 a.m., east of Grand Avenue, in the carpool lanes when a car next to him swerved into his lane, CHP Officer Travis Monks said.
An off-duty police officer died today in a motorcycle accident Thursday on the Riverside (91) Freeway in which he was vaulted into oncoming traffic.
According to broadcast reports, he was a San Bernardino police officer, though a California Highway Patrol officer could not immediately confirm that.
The officer was headed west about 9 a.m., east of Grand Avenue, in the carpool lanes when a car next to him swerved into his lane, CHP Officer Travis Monks said.
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The motorcycle rider "became airborne," went over the center divider and into eastbound lanes, where he was struck by a vehicle, Monks said.
All westbound lanes and one eastbound lane were temporarily closed to accommodate the investigation.
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– City News Service.
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