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December 22, 2005

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Calif.: Few leads in death of CHP officer

Officer Down: Erick Manny - [Bakersfield, California]

Biographical Info

Age: 35

Additional Info: Officer Erick Manny had been with the California Highway Patrol for 8 years. He leaves behind his wife and two children.

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Officer Manny was killed in an automobile accident while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle.

Date of Incident: December 21, 2005

By Christina Sosa, www.bakersfield.com

Calif. -- Calls poured into local California Highway Patrol offices Thursday as news of the previous day�s death of CHP Officer Erick Manny in a car accident spread around the state.

Drivers from all over California said they saw the fatal crash on Interstate 5 near the Grapevine and the high-speed chase that led up to it, CHP Officer Greg Williams said.

Callers added a little to the scant information the CHP had about the crash, which happened around 11:30 a.m. and claimed the life of the Bakersfield father and four-year CHP veteran.

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