CHP officer killed in Christmas Eve freeway crash in Hayward
A California Highway Patrol officer was killed when a driver swerved off the road and slammed into the officer’s patrol car, which was parked near an on-ramp to Interstate 880 in Hayward, the CHP said Monday.
Andrew Camilleri Sr. 33, of Tracy, a CHP officer since March, was killed in the crash at 11:20 p.m. Sunday, the Highway Patrol said. Another officer in the car, Jonathan Velasquez, was treated at a hospital for lacerations and released Monday, said Sgt. Rob Nacke, a CHP spokesman.
Nacke said the driver who hit them, a 22-year-old Hayward man was hospitalized with significant injuries. He is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, Nacke said.