Riverside County (California) Sheriff's Deputy Timothy Corlew was killed Wednesday morning in an on-duty crash.Riverside County SO/X
A Riverside County sheriff's deputy was killed Wednesday in a collision involving his patrol motorcycle and an SUV on the Riverside 91 Freeway, Sheriff Chad Bianco confirmed.
"With immense sadness and a heavy heart, I must report that the Riverside County Sheriff's Office has lost another deputy in a line of duty death," Bianco said.
At about 5:30 a.m., Deputy Timothy Corlew, assigned to Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station, was involved in an on-duty traffic accident and died, the Patch reports.
"It was an accident," California Highway Patrol Officer Javier Navarro said. "Our Multidisciplinary Accident Investigation Team is out there now, still gathering details."
Witnesses told the CHP that Corlew's motor unit and a dark-colored SUV collided, but nothing more could be immediately confirmed.