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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Los Angeles Police Officer Killed on Duty by Intoxicated Driver


A veteran motorcycle officer of the LAPD was killed in an accident while on duty. The other drive in the accident is suspected of driving under the influence of cocaine at the time of the crash. Chris Cortijo had been with the department for 27 years and had made more than 3,000 arrests for DUIs over the course of his career.
Additionally, Cortijo was previously a member of the United States Marine Corps and was a recipient of the LAPD office of the year award two times. The driver, 33-year-old Qaneak Shaney Cobb, plead not guilty to a felony DUI charge.

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