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Police officer killed in apparent DUI

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    Wrong way driver kills motorcycle cop in Philadelphia

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Officer Brian Lorenzo wasn't just a Philadelphia policeman he was a husband and father of three.

His youngest child just four years old.

Wake up to this us.

In world crashes.

-- -- -- The 48 year old Highway Patrol officer never made it home to see -- Stanley Sunday morning.

He died in this crash around 315 on northbound I 95 near cotton and investigators say 048 year old -- -- -- driving drunk and going the wrong way on the interstate crashed into Lorenzo's police motorcycle.

The father of three never.

Had a chance to distance and it's sad day for us and -- Reckless is and understated.

Traveling the wrong direction and and all indication are that he was and billions.

The -- Brothers -- -- say being a highway patrolman was his passion.

As -- 23 year veteran of the force he would become a member and teacher of the Highway Patrol units drill team.

Officers he -- say his motorcycle tricks were magical.

That's the 48 year old officer during the annual thrill show where the drill team does stunts to raise scholarship money for children a police and firefighters.

Sky fox hovered over there -- that care Hitler and those -- -- the funeral home.

Fellow friend and officer Eddie Lopez near tears thinking about the fact that this loving husband father and -- a policeman.

Is now dead he was good.

His -- he made some good rest he took a lot of bad guys that streets of new lofts we'll talk to officers.

You just don't get veterans.

So good that officer Lorenzo received a total of nine accommodations for his superior police work the mayor has ordered flags to fly at half staff for the next thirty days.

At police headquarters and -- Fleming fox 29 news.

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