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Officer Joseph Sanders
California Highway Patrol Officer Joseph Sanders died in the line of duty on Monday, December 15, 2008, after being struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of a previous accident on Pomona Freeway in Hacienda Heights, California. The vehicle that struck Officer Sanders had collided with another car on the rain-slicked highway at approximately 4:20 am.
Officer Sanders, 29, a Marine Corp veteran who fought in Fallujah, Iraq, had been on the job about a year. He lived in Carona and leaves behind a pregnant wife and three children ages 7, 3, and 10 months.
Officer Sanders is the first CHP officer killed this year and the 214th CHP officer to die in the line of duty since 1929.
A fund has been established for the officer's family. Donations can be sent to the Joe Sanders Donation Fund at CAHP Credit Union, P.O. Box 826, San Dimas, CA 91773. The credit union's phone number is (909) 599-9329.
Please join the men and women of the American Association of State Troopers in keeping the family of Officer Sanders in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
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