Tragedy on a bay area freeway. An officer killed on the job. Tonight, investigator say the driver who hit his patrol car was drunk and stoned. Good evening. Chopper 5 was overhead as the tow truck was pulled off the freeway. Police say the suspect had just come from a party. Being a chp officer is a calling. He was drawn to this profession due to his courage. Integrity and his desire to serve. Reporter he loved his job but his colleagues say there was much more to the man behind the badge. We lost not only a hero but a son, brother, husband and father. Reporter he died a half hour before Christmas Day. Around 11 30 am p. M. A driver dressed drifted into his suv. He was in the passenger seat, his partner was behind the wheel. Do we have an update on the injury . They are working on it right now. He will live with this tragedy of seeing his partner die. Today is not a holiday, it is a tragic loss of our own. Reporter the driver was speeding, on his way home. He had just left a party, dru
Police say the suspect had just come from a party. Being a chp officer is a calling. He was drawn to this profession due to his courage. Integrity and his desire to serve. Reporter he loved his job but his colleagues say there was much more to the man behind the badge. We lost not only a hero but a son, brother, husband and father. Reporter he died a half hour before Christmas Day. Around 11 30 am p. M. A driver dressed drifted into his suv. He was in the passenger seat, his partner was behind the wheel. Do we have an update on the injury . They are working on it right now. He will live with this tragedy of seeing his partner die. Today is not a holiday, it is a tragic loss of our own. Reporter the driver was speeding, on his way home. He had just left a party, drunk and high. Likely on marijuana. The impact was so severe it turned a Utility Vehicle into a small contact vehicle. Reporter they posted a picture on social media in his memory. Including his father with the caption rest in