EOW: 04-06-19

Sergeant Steve Licon was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on I-15, between Lake Street and Nichols Road, in Lake Elsinore at 4:30 pm.

He had stopped the vehicle on the right shoulder and was in the process of taking enforcement action when a reckless driver drove onto the shoulder at a high rate of speed. The driver struck Sergeant Licon, pinning him and his motorcycling against the car he had stopped.

Sergeant Licon was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Sergeant Licon had served with the California Highway Patrol for 27 years. He is survived by his wife, daughter, and step-daughter.

https://www.odmp.org/officer/24081-s...steven-l-licon