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Eric Charles Fontes
Department: Honolulu Police Department
Rank: Police Officer
End of Watch Date: 09/13/2011
Age: 45
Cause of Death: Vehicular Assault
Year of Service: 7
Badge Number: 2261
Date of Incident:
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Information: 1 year
Incident Details:
Officer Eric Fontes was struck and killed by an automobile while conducting a traffic stop with other officers on Farrington Highway at about 10:30 p.m. The stopped vehicle was located along the median in the left-hand lane. Another car entered the scene and struck one of the patrol cars, Officer Fontes, and a second officer. Officer Fontes succumbed to injuries while being transported to a local hospital. The other injured officer was transported in critical condition. The 21-year-old driver who struck Officer Fontes was arrested and charged. Police said he fell asleep behind the wheel of his pickup truck. Speed was a factor but no alcohol. He was sentenced to one year in jail, the maximum term for third-degree negligent homicide. Officer Fontes had served with the Honolulu Police Department for seven years. He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.
Officer Eric Fontes was struck and killed by an automobile while conducting a traffic stop with other officers on Farrington Highway at about 10:30 p.m. The stopped vehicle was located along the median in the left-hand lane. Another car entered the scene and struck one of the patrol cars, Officer Fontes, and a second officer. Officer Fontes succumbed to injuries while being transported to a local hospital. The other injured officer was transported in critical condition. The 21-year-old driver who struck Officer Fontes was arrested and charged. Police said he fell asleep behind the wheel of his pickup truck. Speed was a factor but no alcohol. He was sentenced to one year in jail, the maximum term for third-degree negligent homicide. Officer Fontes had served with the Honolulu Police Department for seven years. He is survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.