An off-duty Los Angeles police officer was killed early Saturday, April 15 when his vehicle rear-ended a big rig on the 210 Freeway in Glendora.
The officer was identified as Baldemar Sandoval, who worked out of the department’s Central Division, according to a tweet from Police Chief Michel Moore.
“With great sadness I share that earlier this morning a police officer on his way home from work was involved in a traffic collision on the 210 Freeway,” Moore tweeted. “I send my deepest condolences to his family, loved ones and friends as we mourn this tragedy.”
The crash occurred at about 2:30 a.m. on the eastbound freeway, west of Grand Avenue, the California Highway Patrol reported. Paramedics dispatched to the location at 2:37 a.m. did not take anyone to a hospital, according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher.
The officer was the lone occupant inside his vehicle, according to the CHP.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Officer Sandoval, his Central Area family and the men and women of the Los Angeles Police Department during this difficult time.
May God welcome Baldemar home.
MICHEL R. MOORE
Chief of Police pic.twitter.com/zNHioSxKli— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) April 15, 2023
The Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division could not be reached to determine Sandoval’s age and his tenure with the police department.
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