Officer Down Memorial Page

Greetings Brother Officer,
I was the first officer on-scene of that tragic event in June 1985.
I still remember the confusion on the radio as to where the BP plane had gone done.
Having been a CHP officer assigned to the Winterhaven RP for several years, I was very familiar where the double power lines and the RR crossed west of Yuma.
I went to that location as fast as I could on a washboarded dirt road hoping for a miracle.
What I found will forever remain in my memory.
I was the one who directed and coordinated the responding units to the scene of the crash.
May I offer my most sincerest and humblest condolences on the loss of your father and fellow officer. Remember, he died with honor, serving his country.

Sgt. G. E. Parrott
California Highway Patrol (and former Capt. USAF)
May 6, 2012

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