Officer dies escorting Clinton to rally 2-21-08

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Officer dies escorting Clinton to rally

By SCHUYLER DIXON, Associated Press Writer

2-21-08

DALLAS - A police motorcycle officer died after a crash while escorting Hillary Rodham Clinton's motorcade to a campaign rally.

"We are just heartsick at this loss of life in the line of duty," a subdued Clinton said in a statement to reporters after the rally. Clinton cut short her next appearance in Fort Worth, Texas, so she could visit the officer's family.

The officer died after apparently crashing into a concrete barrier along a viaduct near downtown Dallas. Aerial video showed wreckage scattered for several yards and emergency medical technicians laboring to treat the officer.

FULL STORY: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080222/ap_on_...n_officer_crash

Moderator Note:

Condolence responses previously posted here have been moved to: LODD Senior Corporal Victor Lozada Tirado

[ltjay157 10]

My feelings on the matter is the local PD's should not risk officer's live for these Presidential hopefuls. That's what the Secret Service is for. How many brothers/sisters have to die doing escorts? I'm sorry lil Suzzy/Johnny, daddy/mommy won't be coming home ever again because he/she died escorting a politician through traffic. We'll never have them back, but the Presidential hopeful thanked us but will forget about us in a few days. We have enough dangers daily to deal with, why add something totally useless to it? Just my 2 cents.