Hit-And-Run Victim Was Iraq War Veteran
Officials are still searching for witnesses who saw the crash that took the life of the 29-year-old captain, who was riding a bike to work on Kearny Villa Road just after 6 a.m. when a vehicle hit him right before an on-ramp to state Route 163.
Police Continue Search For Driver Who Hit Marine
POSTED: 6:51 am PDT August 25, 2005
UPDATED: 7:18 am PDT August 25, 2005
SAN DIEGO -- A bicyclist killed in a hit-and-run in San Diego was an Iraq war veteran, according to Marine Corps officials
Patrick Michael Klokow, 29, of Santa Clara, Calif., died Tuesday morning while riding his bike on Kearny Villa Road near an on-ramp to state Route 163. Klokow was a Marine captain stationed at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot as the commanding officer of the instructional training company. He was riding to work when a vehicle hit him from behind.
MCRD spokeswoman Janice Hagar said Klokow served in Kuwait from January 2003 to March 2003 and was then deployed in Iraq until July 2003. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1999 and has been stationed at the recruit depot since September 2003.
The driver who hit Klokow fled the scene and police have not found any witnesses to the collision.
Police impounded a van with extensive damage to the front end and windshield spotted near the accident scene about two hours later. The driver was released after claiming the damage happened in an unrelated accident. Police said they were skeptical of the man's explanation and planned tests to determine if the van hit the Marine.
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Police Continue Search For Driver Who Hit Marine
POSTED: 6:51 am PDT August 25, 2005
UPDATED: 7:18 am PDT August 25, 2005
SAN DIEGO -- A bicyclist killed in a hit-and-run in San Diego was an Iraq war veteran, according to Marine Corps officials
Patrick Michael Klokow, 29, of Santa Clara, Calif., died Tuesday morning while riding his bike on Kearny Villa Road near an on-ramp to state Route 163. Klokow was a Marine captain stationed at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot as the commanding officer of the instructional training company. He was riding to work when a vehicle hit him from behind.
MCRD spokeswoman Janice Hagar said Klokow served in Kuwait from January 2003 to March 2003 and was then deployed in Iraq until July 2003. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1999 and has been stationed at the recruit depot since September 2003.
The driver who hit Klokow fled the scene and police have not found any witnesses to the collision.
Police impounded a van with extensive damage to the front end and windshield spotted near the accident scene about two hours later. The driver was released after claiming the damage happened in an unrelated accident. Police said they were skeptical of the man's explanation and planned tests to determine if the van hit the Marine.
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