Nevada: Supporters plan fundraiser for Metro officer struck by car
They are often the targets of fists, knives and bullets, but police also have to face the same everyday dangers as the rest of the community. Even the biggest, bravest cop can get hit by a car. It happened to Metro officer David Figueroa about a year and a half ago. Then it happened again this year.
But it’s the response from fellow officers and those who care about him that’s been remarkable, Figueroa’s supporters said. About a year and a half ago, Figueroa pulled up behind a car and flashed the lights on his motorcycle. He walked up to the driver’s side window the same way he had for years and was struck by a car. Fellow Metro officer Kem Deleonard said he will never forget that night. The two have been on the force together for years, and they have been buddies even longer.
They lived in Queens, N.Y, before moving to the Las Vegas Valley in 2006. They applied to Metro together. They took their tests and went to the academy together. Deleonard said his best friend was “working his way back” from the first accident when the second occurred.
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