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• Third California Highway Patrol Officer Dies of Struck By Injuries

  The Templeton CHP Officer who was critically injured Sunday night after being hit by a car in Paso Robles and later died at an area hospital, is the fifth California Highway Patrol officer to die in the line of duty in two months. 47-year-old Officer Brett Oswald, who is a 21-year veteran of the force, was investigating an abandoned car on South River Road when the accident happened.

• Las Vegas Teen Charged with Vehicular Manslaughter After Hitting CHP Officer

  Las Vegas teen charged with vehicular manslaughter after hitting CHP officer.

• Memorial For CHP Officer Set For Wednesday

  A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer killed after making a Los Angeles freeway traffic stop will be eulogized during a public memorial Wednesday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

• Massachusetts State Trooper Remembered at Funeral in Brockton

  Family, friends and thousands of officers on Wednesday attended the funeral for a state police trooper killed in the line of duty. The funeral Mass for Sgt. Douglas Weddleton was held at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Brockton.

• Massachusetts Trooper's Fmily Speaks Out, Driver Posts Bail

  The family of a Massachusetts state trooper killed on duty released their first statement on Monday, as a second driver allegedly connected to the incident posted bail.

• Massacusetts Trooper Struck and Killed on I-95

  A Massachusetts state trooper was struck and killed by a passing car early this morning on the highway in Mansfield and two people are facing charges in the crash, State Police said this morning.

• New Jersey Authorities Detail Events That Led to Trooper's Death

  The string of events that led to the death of a 29-year-old New Jersey state trooper on Sunday began earlier that morning, when another trooper tried to see if a driver who had pulled over on the Garden State Parkway needed any help, prosecutors said Monday.

• New Jersey State Trooper Who Was Struck in Howell Dies

  New Jersey State Police Trooper Marc Castellano has died as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident this morning on Interstate 195.