San Jose's police department on Monday paid tribute to one of its community service officers who was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver over the weekend.
San Jose 's police department on Monday paid tribute to one of its community service officers who was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver over the weekend.Community Service Officer Long Pham died in the accident that happened at a traffic diversion on Monterey Road Saturday night.Efforts to revive Pham at the scene began immediately, but he was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital. The other officer who was injured is hospitalized and is expected to survive.
Police say he has a prior conviction for DUI.'We were and are shocked, devastated and angry at the first line of duty death of a community service officer in our department's history. And we hope it is the last,' said police chief Paul Joseph.At a somber news conference at San Jose Police Headquarters, members of the city council and Mayor Matt Mahan expressed condolences to other members of the community service department.
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