Bad end to 2005 - CHP LODD

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It was CAD log 849 for 12/31/05 through CHP Monterey Communications Center.

I have just finished a 14.5 hour shift and am done to a frazzle.

A CHP LT assigned to the Santa Cruz Area has been killed on SR 17 while

attempting to assist a disabled vehicle. A CalTRANs (DOT) employee

suffered a broken leg (the DOT folks were out " patrolling " for mudslides,

downed trees, etc.) at the same scene. The errant driver whose car came

around a blind curve to strike vehicles and the LT is also

deceased. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor. What started out as a

simple motorist assist - originally reported as a solo vehicle into an

embankment - turned into an 11-99 shortly after 2200 hrs.

Monterey, Hollister-Gilroy and San Area officers are currently

handling CHP incidents in Santa Cruz county to relieve the Santa Cruz Area

officers today.

Critical Incident de-briefing session(s) will be scheduled today or

tomorrow - including the dispatchers.

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Happy to be here, proud to serve.

Olmstead

Public Safety Dispatch Supervisor

~somewhere on the Central CA coast~

http://www.gryeyes.com

[not presumed to be a statement of my employing agency]