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CHP releases new details of crash that killed local officer
Posted: Jun 28, 2010 9:00 AM
Updated: Dec 15, 2010 2:20 PM
The California Highway Patrol has released new information about a crash that killed a local CHP officer Sunday night.
Investigators say at about 5:45p.m. Sunday, Officer Brett Oswald was responding to a report that a vehicle had collided with a tree on South River Rd. near Spanish Camp Rd. The 47-year-old had arrived at the scene and found the vehicle was actually just abandoned there. He called for a tow truck, and while waiting officers say he moved his vehicle to the right side of the roadway. That's when investigators say a 22-year-old woman apparently sped her Toyota Corolla down River Rd. near where Officer Oswald was located. Officer Oswald was standing outside of his patrol car when he was struck by the woman's car. Officer Oswald was thrown by the impact of the crash and landed on the woman's vehicle.
Emergency crews quickly responded to the scene. Both Officer Oswald and the woman were taken to Twin Cities Hospital. The woman sustained minor injuries in the crash. Ultimately, Officer Oswald succumbed to his injuries at 8:30p.m. Sunday.
The CHP tells KSBY News Officer Oswald was a recent transfer to the Templeton CHP station.
We're told no arrests have been made following the deadly crash.
This is the fifth CHP fatality this year.
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