The California Highway Patrol was formed in 1929 and Officer Carey was the 159th CHP officer killed in the line-of-duty.
On February 24, 1982, CHP Pilot-Officer George R. Carey, ID #4044, and Flight Officer Kenneth L. Archer, ID #7255, were killed when their CHP helicopter crashed during a search mission in the Harper Lake area west of Barstow.
Officer Carey was a 17-year veteran of the Highway Patrol and had worked in the Indio and Visalia Area offices before becoming a departmental helicopter pilot in 1981.
Officer Carey was 47 years old.
On February 24, 1982, CHP Pilot-Officer George R. Carey, ID #4044, and Flight Officer Kenneth L. Archer, ID #7255, were killed when their CHP helicopter crashed during a search mission in the Harper Lake area west of Barstow.
Officer Carey was a 17-year veteran of the Highway Patrol and had worked in the Indio and Visalia Area offices before becoming a departmental helicopter pilot in 1981.
Officer Carey was 47 years old.
The California Highway Patrol was formed in 1929 and Officer Carey was the 159th CHP officer killed in the line-of-duty.
On February 24, 1982, CHP Pilot-Officer George R. Carey, ID #4044, and Flight Officer Kenneth L. Archer, ID #7255, were killed when their CHP helicopter crashed during a search mission in the Harper Lake area west of Barstow.
Officer Carey was a 17-year veteran of the Highway Patrol and had worked in the Indio and Visalia Area offices before becoming a departmental helicopter pilot in 1981.
Officer Carey was 47 years old.
On February 24, 1982, CHP Pilot-Officer George R. Carey, ID #4044, and Flight Officer Kenneth L. Archer, ID #7255, were killed when their CHP helicopter crashed during a search mission in the Harper Lake area west of Barstow.
Officer Carey was a 17-year veteran of the Highway Patrol and had worked in the Indio and Visalia Area offices before becoming a departmental helicopter pilot in 1981.
Officer Carey was 47 years old.
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