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A Calif. police officer has been killed in the line of duty while helping motorists involved in a collision

Lauren Craven, 25, was struck by an oncoming vehicle while assisting at the scene of the collision on the freeway

Her father, David Craven, told a local media outlet he'd remember his daughter, who had celebrated her birthday two weeks prior to the incident, as a "best friend"

A 25-year-old police officer has been struck and killed in the line of duty while helping other motorists following a collision in California, authorities have said.

On Monday, Oct. 20, at approximately 10:24 p.m. local time, La Mesa Police Department officer, Lauren Craven, had been "driving eastbound on Interstate 8 at Fairmount Avenue when she stopped to assist two motorists involved in a t

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