SJPD says this is the first community service officer death in the department's history
SJPD is expected to provide more information after they say a community service officer was killed and another was injured by a suspected drunk driver Saturday night.A San Jose community service officer was killed and another was injured after being hit by a suspected drunk driver Saturday night, police said.It happened around 8:30 p.m. in South San Jose at Monterey Highway and Palm Avenue.
SJPD says the community service officers were out controlling traffic when they were struck by the car. The second community service officer remains in the hospital, but police said she is expected to survive."Our entire police family is heartbroken by this line of duty death, and our collective arms are around his family, friends, and teammates as we all cope with this painful incident. We are also praying for our other CSO who suffered major injuries during the traffic collision and is still hospitalized. May she have a speedy recovery.
"I think we need more enforcement of the speed limit along this corridor. Nobody goes 55. They go 85, 95, 100-- you know," Saso said.
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