KENNETH JAMES COLLIER

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 28-E: 27
Department: San Diego County, California, S.O.
End of Watch: February 28, 2010
Cause: AUTO
Age: 39
Years of Service: 12
Description: Deputy Sheriff Collier was killed in a single-vehicle automobile crash during a traffic violation pursuit. Deputy Collier spotted a driver going the wrong way and attempted to stop the vehicle. Deputy Collier's squad car struck an abutment which caused it to overturn multiple times until it came to a rest at the bottom of a hill. Deputy Collier was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The suspect was charged with vehicular manslaughter and DUI.
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