VACAVILLE, Calif. (KGO) — An on-duty police officer has died after being struck by a vehicle in Vacaville Thursday morning, police said.
The officer has been identified as Vacaville police officer Matthew Bowen.
The crash happened at around 10:30 a.m. when Bowen was conducting a traffic stop.
Video of scene shows a heavily damaged motorcycle belonging to the Vacaville Police Department.
The intersection was closed off and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) shut down one of the ramps to Interstate 80.
The driver of the vehicle that struck Officer Bowen was taken into custody.
The CHP will be conducting the investigation.
Officer Bowen had been with the Vacaville Police Department since 2023 but previously worked at the Concord Police Department.
Vacaville police say Officer Bowen is survived by his wife, two sons, parents and brother.
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