Covina, CA : Los Angeles-area motorcycle officer dies in crash Tuesday afternoon on September 30, 2014

A police officer has died after a collision with an SUV while on patrol on a motorcycle in a Los Angeles County suburb. Covina police spokesman Sgt. Gregg Peterson says the75-year-old woman driving the SUV made a left turn in front of Officer Jordan Corder at a city intersection Tuesday afternoon. Corder ran into the SUV and was thrown from his motorcycle onto the road and was declared dead at a hospital soon after. Covina police say Corder was 28 years old and has been an officer for seven years. Gov. Jerry Brown issued a statement mourning Corder and saying Capitol flags will be flown at half-staff in his honor. The woman was also hospitalized. Police would not release her name or condition. Covina is a suburb some 20 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles. Source : Police officer in Los Angeles County suburb dies from collision while on motorcycle patrol