“The La Mesa Police Department would like to thank our allied agencies for their unwavering support. We ask that the La Mesa community keep Officer Craven, her family, and the La Mesa Police Department in their thoughts and prayers,” LMPD said in a statement.

A La Mesa police officer was killed late Monday evening after being struck by a vehicle while assisting two motorists involved in a freeway accident on Interstate 8, one of whom was also killed in the crash.

According to the La Mesa Police Department , Officer Lauren Craven, 25, had stopped to help the motorists following a traffic collision just before 10:30 p.m. Monday on I-8 near Fairmount Ave.

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