Eternal Peace to our Brother in Blue, a special place awaits you!
Police Officer Robert Daniel Targosz
Gilbert Police Department
Arizona
End of Watch: Sunday, April 30, 2006
Biographical Info
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: 761
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: Saturday, April 29, 2006
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: In Custody
Officer Rob Targosz died from injuries received the previous day when his motorcycle was struck by a drunk driver.
The collision occurred when the drunk driver passed several stopped cars and ran a red light at the intersection of Price Road and Apache Boulevard. After the collision, the driver and a passenger both fled the scene. The driver was later captured and the passenger was taken into custody after returning to the scene.
The officer was taken to Scottsdale Osborne Healthcare Hospital where he died in surgery at approximately 1:30 am.
Officer Targosz had served with the Gilbert Police Department for 12 years. He is survived by his wife.http://odmp.org/photo.php?id=18298
Eternal Peace to our Brother in Blue, a special place awaits you!
Damn, I hate hearing about this. May he rest in peace!
R.i.p.
Kilr, Are you AZ popo now?
godspeed
Kilr, Are you AZ popo now?
I'm thinking he's still LA
It's a bummer for that cop. He's the 2nd or 3rd this year so far that has died in a car accident.
Man it sucks to hear this stuff...thanks to another f'n asshole drunk driver ! RIP Rob
The guy that hit him and left the scene was 20 years old. Lots of lives ruined in this deal.