Fallen CHP Officer's Funeral Services Set For Saturday

HAYWARD, CA – Funeral services for fallen California Highway Patrol Officer Andrew Camilleri, 33, who died while on duty Christmas Eve in Hayward, will take place Saturday in Tracy and Stockton.

Camilleri, a husband and father from Tracy, who began his CHP career in August 2016, was killed and his partner injured when their patrol car was struck on Interstate 880 by another vehicle driven by a man suspected of being under the influence, according to officials.

Memorial services will be Dec. 30 at 8:30 a.m. at the Christian Life Center, 4303 Christian Life Way, Stockton, 95212. A graveside service will immediately follow at Tracy Public Cemetery, 501 West Schulte Road, Tracy, 95376.

Organizers noted that "anyone desiring to attend the graveside service is welcome, however, due to limited space, priority attendance has been extended to Hayward Area personnel and Andrew’s Academy classmates."

In addition, a viewing will be Friday, Dec. 29 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Fry Memorial Chapel, 550 South Central Ave., Tracy, 95376.

On Sunday at 11:32 p.m., Camilleri and another CHP officer were inside a patrol car parked on the right shoulder of southbound I-880 in Hayward near the Winton Avenue on-ramp. As the officers patrolled the highway, a speeding red Cadillac hit the back of their patrol car.

"An errant driver drifted off the road from I-880 and struck the right rear of the patrol vehicle. Both officers suffered injuries in the collision and were transported to the hospital where, tragically, Officer Camilleri was pronounced deceased," CHP officials said.

The 22-year-old Hayward man driving the Cadillac was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and marijuana, and he was taken to a hospital in serious condition, CHP officials said. His name has not yet been released.

Two memorial funds were established this week for Camilleri's family, one through the CHP Credit Union, available by clicking here.

Donations also can be made by sending checks, made payable to "Officer Camilleri Memorial Fund," to P.O. Box 276507, Sacramento, CA 95827.

A second fundraiser, entitled "CHP Officer Andrew Camilleri," was launched on GoFundMe by an individual who said he was among those at the accident scene.

"My wife, daughter and I were first on scene and provided medical attention to both him and his partner Johnathan," the man wrote on the site . "We are all (devastated) by the events and would like to do what we can to help Andrew's family on this Christmas Day. Please donate what you can. Money will go into a fund to help the children secure their future. All proceeds will go directly to the family through the CAHP benevolence fund." Details here.

Flags were flown half-staff on Tuesday in honor of Camilleri, and KRON reported his body was transferred to a Tracy funeral home. Police officers and firefighters lined freeway overpasses in Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore to salute the fallen officer.

Camilleri is survived by his wife, Rosanna, three children, a daughter and two sons ages 12, 6 and 2, his parents, a brother and a sister.

--Bay City News and Hoa Quatch, Patch, contributed to this report/Photos courtesy of California Highway Patrol, Alameda County Fire Department