Hesperia, CA- Police Officer Struck/LODD 2-25-06

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Date: 2-25-06

Time: 2240hrs

Location: I-15 X Highway 395

Departments: CHP

Description: CHP Motorcycle Officer attempting to stop a drunk driver, struck and killed by a second drunk driver.

Writer: Truck4

CHP officer killed by alleged drunk driving suspect

Sunday, February 26, 2006

(02-26) 20:14 PST Hesperia, Calif. (AP) --

A California Highway Patrol officer was killed when he was hit by an alleged drunk driver while trying to pull over another drunk driving suspect, authorities said.

Motorcycle officer Gregory John Bailey, 36, was killed on Interstate 15 near State Highway 395 in Hesperia, about 80 miles east of Los Angeles shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

Authorities said Bailey was hit by Domingo Esqueda, 20, who had been driving on the shoulder. His car struck Bailey, sending his motorcycle into traffic and Esqueda's vehicle struck the car that the officer had pulled over, said CHP Sgt. Michael Collins.

The driver of the stationary car, 52-year-old Francisco Trujillo, suffered moderate injuries and was airlifted to a hospital. Bailey also was taken to the hospital where he died.

Esqueda was booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI.