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CHP Officer Dies In Motorcycle Crash

LAKE ELSINORE (CBS13) — A CHP motorcycle officer has died in the line of duty.

Officer Steve Licon was struck by a car today on Interstate 15, just outside of Lake Elsinore in Southern California.

The motorcycle appeared to be pinned between two cars.

H80 and hundreds of Sergeant Steve Licon's @californiahighwaypatrol brothers and sisters escort him from Inland Valley Medical Center to the Riverside County Coroner's Office. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends and the entire @chp_riverside office. Sir, we'll take it from here. #chp #chpinlandairops #eow #safety #service #security @ktla5news @abc7la @foxla @nbcla @cbsla

Posted by CHP - Inland Division Air Operations on Saturday, April 6, 2019

The officer was airlifted to a hospital and where he died shortly after.

 

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