Police Officer Jordan Corder Covina Police Department, California End of Watch: Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Police Officer Jordan Corder

Covina Police Department, California
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Biographical Info

Age: 28
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: September 30, 2014
Weapon Used: Automobile; Motorcycle
Suspect Info: At large

Agency Contact Information

Chief of Police Kim Raney
Covina Police Department
444 North Citrus Avenue
Covina, CA 91723
Phone: (626) 384-5595

Police Officer Jordan Corder was killed in a motorcycle crash while pursuing a motorcycle on North Citrus Avenue.
The motorcycle he was pursuing ran through a red light at West Puente Street. As Officer Corder entered the intersection his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle that was making a left turn. He was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered fatal injuries.
The driver of the motorcycle he was pursuing continued to flee and remains at large.
Officer Corder had served with the Covina Police Department for five years.

A 28-year-old Covina police motorcycle officer died after a traffic collision Tuesday afternoon that sent another motorist to the hospital, authorities said.

The crash occurred at West Puente Street and North Citrus Avenue just before 2 p.m., according to Sgt. Gregg Peterson with the Covina Police Department.

Office Jordan Corder, 28, was killed, Covina Mayor Peggy Delach said early Tuesday evening. The officer’s father is a retired Covina police sergeant, Delach said.

“The Covina police department family and community suffered a terrible loss today,” said Captain Derek Webster at a news conference Tuesday evening.

Family friend and retired Lieutenant Scott Pierson described Corder as “a great kid.”

Following in his father’s footsteps, Corder became an officer in 2007, but only joined the department’s motorcycle unit in May.

On Tuesday, Corder was traveling southbound on his motorcycle on Citrus Avenue when his motorcycle collided with a Honda CR-V that was turning left, Peterson said.

He was thrown from his motorcycle, the sergeant said. Both he and the 75-year-old woman driving the SUV were transported to a hospital.

Aerial video from the crash scene showed the severely damaged Honda CR-V smashed into the motorcycle, which lay on its side. Debris was scattered across the intersection.

Witnesses said Corder was chasing another motorcyclist through a red light when he was hit. The officer flew up into the air and landed on his face, a witness said.

He was rushed to nearby Inter-Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A tearful man who identified himself as a fellow motorcycle officer said he wants to see the man Corder was chasing arrested.

“I hope they catch the guy on the bike,”Carlos Rosales said. “This is murder now.”

The condition of the CR-V driver was not released.

The California Highway Patrol was investigating, with police assisting. The intersection was shut down for several hours.

Corder grew up in Covina and graduated from Charter Oaks high school.