Off-Duty LAPD Officer Killed in Crash Involving Stalled Semi on 210 Freeway

Glendora, Los Angeles County, CA: An off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer was killed in a collision with a stalled semi on the 210 Freeway early Saturday morning, LAPD confirmed.

California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a traffic collision with one person trapped on the eastbound 210 Freeway at Grand Avenue in the city of Glendora around 2:26 a.m. Saturday, Apr. 15.

Once CHP officers and firefighters arrived on scene, they located a vehicle that rear-ended a semi truck that was stalled in the number two lane on the freeway.

The trapped driver inside the wrecked vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene by firefighters.

The LAPD confirmed later Saturday morning that the deceased was an LAPD officer.

The officer’s body was observed draped in the United States flag around 6:50 a.m. when the coroner’s van arrived at the scene for transport to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office in Downtown Los Angeles.

CHP had only the HOV and fast lanes open for the eastbound 210 Freeway at Grand Avenue. A Sig Alert was issued for an unknown amount of time.

CHP is handling the investigation.

Randy Dominguez, Video Journalist / KNN