Timothy A. Huffman

End of Watch:  Monday, May 6, 2013
Badge:  5430
Age:  47

Officer Timothy A. Huffman was on scene helping investigate an injury collision on Interstate 8, 40 miles east of Yuma, when a tanker truck failed to yield to the closure of the number-two lane on the highway. The driver of the semi-truck, Jorge Espinoza, 33, first collided with a parked patrol car, which then crashed into Huffman’s patrol car. Huffman was seated inside his patrol car writing a report and was killed by the force of the impact.

In July 2015, Espinoza was found guilty after a jury trial in the Yuma County Superior Court for negligent homicide, four counts of endangerment, and six counts of criminal damage.