Corrections Officer Mylene G. Zalar, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California

Corrections Officer Mylene G. Zalar

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California

End of Watch Thursday, September 11, 1997

Mylene G. Zalar

Corrections Officer Mylene Zalar and Corrections Officer Paul Beridon were killed in a vehicle crash on California 108, between Oakdale and Jamestown, at approximately 3:45 am.

The officers were en route to the Sierra Conservation Center, in Jamestown, to conduct a prisoner transport when an oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and struck their department issued 1987 AMC Eagle station wagon head-on. Officer Beridon, who was driving, and Officer Zalar, who was sitting in the backseat, were both killed. A third officer in the front passenger seat suffered severe injuries but survived.

Officer Zalar is survived by her mother and brother.

Bio

Age 36
Tour 7 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Automobile crash

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...25 Valentine Days ago you introduced me to your biological mother and step-father...
...25 Valentine Days later I'm placing flowers on your grave site...
...In the Book of Proverbs, Chapter 10, Verse 6, it states in part that, ..."The memory of the righteous is blessed"...(and so it is STILL with you inside of me even a quarter of a century later)...

STILL MISS AND LOVE YOU SO MUCH;

D. Caldwell, Jr.
California State Parole Agent

D. Caldwell, Jr. , State Parole Agent
California Department of Corrections

February 14, 2018