Funeral arrangements for the Riverside County sheriff’s deputy who was killed in a collision on the Riverside (91) Freeway will be held later this month in Riverside, authorities announced Saturday.
The procession will be held at approximately 9 a.m. Jan. 23 starting at the Acheson and Graham Garden of Prayer Mortuary, located at 7944 Magnolia Avenue, officials said. The procession will end at Harvest Christian Fellowship Church, located at 6115 Arlington Avenue. The funeral services will commence following the procession at the church at 10 a.m.
While the procession will be restricted to family members and Riverside County sheriff’s office personnel only, members of the public will be welcomed to line the streets of the procession route in support.
The department added that members of the public may deliver flowers directly to the Harvest Christian Fellowship Church no later than 8 a.m. the day of the services.
A secondary procession with law enforcement personnel only will begin after the funeral services from the Harvest Church to Olivewood Memorial Park, located at 3300 Central Avenue.
According to the sheriff’s department, the second procession route from the church to Olivewood Memorial Park will be as follows:
Head westbound on Arlington Avenue from Harvest Christian Fellowship Church parking lot, turn left to head southbound on Crestview Drive. Turn right, head westbound on 7th Street. Turn right, head southbound on California Avenue. Turn right and head westbound on 6th Street. Turn left to head southbound on Hamner Avenue. Turn left to head eastbound on 2nd Street. Turn right to merge onto southbound Interstate 15. Merge onto eastbound State Route 91 and exit State Route 91 at Central Avenue, then turn right to arrive at the park.
Authorities said no media will be allowed inside the venue, but they will be permitted to run a 1080p feed from a designated area on the east side of the church.
For members of the public who cannot attend the venue, the services will be live streamed on the Riverside County sheriff’s Facebook and YouTube pages the day of the services.
Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy Timothy Corlew was fatally injured at around 5:35 a.m. Wednesday on the westbound freeway at La Sierra Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP Inland Empire Division spokesman Officer Dan Olivas said in a statement Wednesday afternoon that Corlew was traveling in the HOV lane at an unconfirmed speed when he encountered ”traffic ahead… stopped across all lanes.”
Corlew collided with the rear of a Toyota (Lexus), and he was ejected from his motorcycle onto a Hyundai sedan. Paramedics attempted life-saving measure at the scene, and he was later taken to Riverside Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead moments later, according to Olivas.
Corlew was survived by his wife and two sons, according to the sheriff’s department.
Any law enforcement wanting to participate in the procession from the funeral service to email the agency’s email address at mib@riversidesheriff.org.
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