Bio & Incident Details
Age: 36
Tour: 13 years
Badge # 12918
Cause: Automobile accident
Incident Date: 6/3/2002
Weapon: Not available
Suspect: Not available
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Officer John Pedro was killed in an automobile accident in Santa Cruz County while attempting to stop a vehicle that was in front of him at 0659 hours.
Officer Pedro, who had only been on duty for 14 minutes, turned on his emergency lights and accelerated onto an exit ramp from Highway 1 near Watsonville. As he did so, his patrol car went out of control and overturned several times before striking a tree.
Officer Pedro was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the California Highway Patrol for 13 years, and is survived by his wife, also a California Highway Patrol officer, and 2-year-old daughter.
In June 2005, a stretch of Highway 1 between Harkins Slough Road and the Pajaro River Bridge, was renamed the John Pedro Memorial Freeway.
