Ex-marine Motorcycle Deputy, 41, Killed During Traffic Stop in Los Angeles
On 2/26/21 at 4:17 AM EST
A Los Angeles County deputy sheriff was killed in a vehicle accident while making a traffic stop in Lakewood.
Thomas J. Albanese, 41, was killed in the collision at the intersection of Del Amo Boulevard and Paramount Boulevard in the City of Lakewood on February 25. He was traveling on Paramount Boulevard towards Del Amo when he attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a vehicle ahead of him.
As Albanese entered the intersection, he was struck by a sedan traveling westbound.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department said the force of the collision was extreme and Albanese died instantly.
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Officer Thomas Albanese, a seven-year veteran with the department, was attempting to pull over a black sedan around 9 a.m. when he entered into the intersection of Paramount and Del Amo boulevards and collided with a silver Mercedes-Benz, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a news conference.
Calling the incident an “unfortunate accident,” Villanueva said the Mercedes driver appeared to have been turning in the intersection on a green light, while Albanese was heading northbound on Paramount.
LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Albanese died instantly after a traffic collision in Lakewood, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. Photo by Brandon Richardson.