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Officer Philip Dennis Ortiz | California Highway Patrol, California
California Highway Patrol, California

Officer

Philip Dennis Ortiz

California Highway Patrol, California

End of Watch: Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Biographical Info

Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 28 years
Badge Number: 10428

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: June 9, 2010
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Philip Ortiz succumbed to injuries sustained two weeks earlier when he was struck by a vehicle on I-405 near National Boulevard in West Los Angeles.

He was issuing a traffic citation to a driver when another car, which was driving on the shoulder passing other vehicles, struck him and his motorcycle.

Officer Ortiz was pinned in the wreckage and had to be extricated by the responding rescue crew. He was transported to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center where he remained until passing away.

Office Ortiz had served with the California Highway Patrol for 28 years. He is survived by his wife, parents, and sister.