Glendale Police officer killed in Loop 303 crash in Peoria
PEORIA, Ariz. - An off-duty Glendale Police officer was killed in a Peoria crash on Thursday morning while riding his motorcycle, the police department said.
What we know:
The crash happened near Vistancia Boulevard and Loop 303 on Feb. 27 at around 6:40 a.m., Arizona DPS said. He was the only person involved in the crash.
"We can indeed confirm that one of our ‘brothers in blue’ died this morning in a motorcycle accident along the 303 freeway. The accident occurred while the officer was off-duty," the Glendale Police Department said.
On Feb. 28, GPD said 27-year-old Jesse Rodriguez, a three-year veteran of the department, was not on his way to work.
Earlier, Glendale Police said the officer's family was asking for privacy.
"As you can imagine, we are grieving the loss of one of our own. Please grant us patience through this process," the Glendale Police Department said.
Rodriguez was a former Army Reserve drill sergeant and leaves behind a 2-year-old daughter.
What we don't know:
We don't know what led up to the crash, as GPD has not released that information.