- The California Highway Patrol says a 22-year-old driver who struck a CHP patrol car was under the influence of alcohol and possibly marijuana
- The driver was traveling at a high speed on Interstate 880 in Hayward when he slammed into the back of a CHP SUV
- CHP identified the officer as 33-year-old Andrew Camilleri, a married father of three children
- A witness to the crash posted to social media a plea to help Camilleri’s family, asking for donations to help the family
The California Highway Patrol says one of its officers died when a vehicle he was riding in was hit on a San Francisco Bay Area highway.
The California Highway Patrol says a 22-year-old driver who struck a CHP patrol car, killing an officer, was under the influence of alcohol and possibly marijuana while returning from a party.
Assistant Chief Ernest Sanchez said the driver was traveling at a high speed on Interstate 880 in Hayward when he slammed into the back of a CHP SUV parked on the right shoulder.
The driver was traveling at a high speed on Interstate 880 in Hayward when he slammed into the back of a CHP SUV
The California Highway Patrol says a 22-year-old driver who struck a CHP patrol car was under the influence of alcohol and possibly marijuana
The officer killed in the crash was sitting in the passenger seat of the vehicle when the incident occurred around 11.20pm Sunday evening.
Sanchez identified him as 33-year-old Andrew Camilleri, a married father of three children.
The officer in the driver’s seat suffered minor injuries and was released from the hospital shortly after medical staff treated cop’s injuries.
CHP identified the officer as 33-year-old Andrew Camilleri (pictured), a married father of three children
The cause of the crash is under investigation. The CHP declined to release the name of the driver who hit the patrol car.
The crash shut down the highway’s southbound lanes overnight.
A witness to the crash posted to social media a plea to help Camilleri’s family, asking for online users to ‘remember to give one another, the ones we love, the ones we know and the ones we don’t, an extra moment today as we celebrate this fragile existence.’
‘Anything you can do to help Andrew’s family (wife and three children) is appreciated,’ the post from Adin Stein reads.
Stein also setup a GoFundMe page in the wake of Camilleri’s death, writing to the site: ‘We are all devastated by the events and would like to do what we can to help Andrew’s family on this Christmas Day.’
A witness to the crash posted to social media a plea to help Camilleri’s family, asking for donations to help the family