At approximately 9:00 a.m. on
June 10, 2007, Officer Robert F. Dickey (37) of the CHP
Winterhaven office was on duty eastbound in the right lane
of Interstate 8 at CA mile marker 84.40 when, CHP
investigators believe, a tire blew out on the left side of
his car. Witnesses reported seeing Dickey's patrol car roll
and go through a roadside fence.
Officer Dickey suffered severe
injuries in the crash but was alive and conscious at the
scene. He was taken to Yuma Regional Medical Center where he
died.
Dickey had been a CHP officer for five
years, four of which he served in Winterhaven. He is
survived by his wife and one year old son.
Funeral service information will be
provided as available.
