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Subject: Dallas officer killed in Crown Vic rear-end crash/fire

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Date Posted: 18:32:44 10/23/02 Wed

Supposedly DPD has already made the recommended alterations to the fleet of Crown Vics (according to the media). They didn't help.

The driver of a Jeep Wrangler, 23 years old, just out of prison for controlled substance conviction, is charged with Intoxicated Manslaughter

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Police Officer Patrick Metzler
Dallas Police Department, TX
End of Watch: October 23, 2002
Biographical Info
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 8 yr
Badge Number: 7042
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: October 23, 2002
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Apprehended

Officer Metzler was killed when his patrol car was struck from behind by a drunk driver while providing traffic control at a construction site at North Central Expressway and LBJ Freeway at 0100 hours. The vehicle that struck him had passed a construction truck with an arrow indicator and then back into the right hand lane where it rammed into the back of his patrol car, killing Officer Metzler instantly. The patrol car burst into flames as a result of the collision. Officer Metzler was working an overtime detail at the time.

Officer Metzler had been with the agency for eight years and was assigned to the gang unit. He is survived by his parents, sister, and a brother who is a police officer in Colorado.

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Crown Vic fires	Bruno	01:01:35 10/26/02 Sat
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