Year. And unfortunately, this terrible thing happened on Christmas Eve, just before midnight. It is our understanding, from both the chp and the Alameda County sheriffs department, that his body will be taken to a local Memorial Chapel in tracy. At that point were told the family, the local church, both the officer and his wife were very active in the church. The Mission City Church west did speak with the past or there today. Arrangementes are being made by the family to lay this officer to rest. Unfortunately, the procession started just as were seeing rush hour traffic in oakland. It could take some time. Probe an hour or so before they arrive in tracy. All right. Thank you very much. Laura anthony reporting, following had procession along, for the officer killed on Christmas Eve while looking for impaired drivers and apparently killed by an impaired driver. A bell toll ceremony will take place tomorrow to honor him. It is a centuries old Law Enforcement tradition to honor officers
It chokes me up, its heart breaking. Its the story of a heart breaking traj by. Youre watching a chp escort killed on christmas eve. Officer andrew camilierri leaves behind a wife and three young children. The suspect too badly hurt to be booked into jail yet. Fellow officersess courtsed his flag draped casket Law Enforcement officers and members of the public paused on overpasses to salute the hearse. Laura anthony begins our Team Coverage tonight live in livermore, where one poignant tribute was staged. Laura . Just one of many, as it turns out. There were tributes on overpasses, like the one im standing on. A lot of regular citizens, many of them holding flags. Also firefighters and Police Officers, all of them standing at attention. Its the final journey for a young man who devoted his life to try to make bay area roadways safe for everyone else. In officer camilierris case, being on the highways he patrolled cost him his life. Someone suspected of being under the influence. Along
With his family when he saw the mangled wreckage of a chp officer and a red cadillac that was speeding by him earlier. That cadillac was probably doing 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour faster than us eshared these pictures. He says the cadillac rear ended the Highway Patrol suv as the two officers were parked near the on ramp to 880 south. Stein says the officer sitting in the driver seat, Jonathan Velasquez was shaken, but ok, but the other officer, 33year old Andrew Camilleri was not. Andrew was unconscious at the time and no pulse. The vehicle was covered in gasoline, so we wanted bystanders and andrew to get out of the car. Stein says he dragged camilleri out of the car after a chp officer broke out the window. His wife, who is a nurse, also rushed in to help. Once we got him out of the car, we got him through the window and got him laid down on the ground. My wife started administering cpr immediately. Despite their efforts, officer camilleri died on Christmas Eve. He had hoped to open Chr
These children need their father, and my friend needs her husband. Tonight, heartbreak, disbelief and respect during a final salute to a chp officer whose life short in an instant. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im dion lim in for ama daetz. Family, both blood and blue, paid tribute to fallen chp officer Andrew Camilleri tonight. Sky 7 shows us his procession that started in oakland and ended in tracy, where camilleri lived with his family. The rookie chp officer died in the line of duty in a traffic crash late sunday night, Christmas Eve. There was a huge turnout tonight to honor his memory and pay tribute to his sacrifice. Abc 7 News Reporter carlos sausedo has the emotional story from tracy. Reporter whether youre in uniform our in plain clothes, you could hear the heartache from the large crowd gathered in tracy. I didnt know the guy. I just feel for him and his family. Reporter the loss unbearable for both strangers and friends of chp officer Andrew Camilleri. We all attended th
The officer was 33 years old and he leaves behind a wife and three young children. He died from injuries from a crash that happened just before midnight on december 24. He and his partner were parked on the shoulder. Investigators say that a drunk driver slammed into the officers patrol car and injuring him and killing his partner. Sky fox was overhead for the procession, the First Responders are paying their respects, a hearse carrying the officers body passed below. Reporter dozens of people came here tonight to pay their respects. There is shock and disbelief from people who knew them and those who didnt. This officers life was cut short. Firefighters from across the bay area saluted as the procession escorted the body from the Coroners Office in okun, 50 miles across interstate 5802 his hometown of tracy. There was a salute for the 33 yearold who died while serving his community. People were touched by the suddenness and severity of the loss. It is at this time of the year. I feel