He pulls over. He grabs gloves from the SUV and gets out. He puts the boy on a blanket and begins giving CPR.
A year ago Saturday, May 21, Joe Garcia dropped off his two sons at an elementary school and steered his Chevrolet Tahoe north on the 55 Freeway. With his mountain bike racked on the back of his SUV, the trails of Santiago Oaks Regional Park in Orange waited.
Then a California Highway Patrol officer showed up, followed by paramedics. The off-duty cop followed the ambulance for several miles to Children’s Hospital of Orange County. Upon entering, an Orange officer told Garcia that Aiden had died. Joanna Cloonan, center, the mother of Aiden Leos, at a June press conference with a picture of Aiden in the background. Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner and OC Parks Zoo staffers announce that they will be dedicating the large mammal exhibit with a plaque in Aiden’s honor.
Garcia’s youngest son, Hayden, was 5 that day. After hearing Aiden didn’t make it, the cop became overwhelmed. “On the flip side … Joe has been so open about getting help and talking to a professional, and I think historically in law enforcement, mental health wasn’t always such a big deal,” Nicholas said.Scott Dekraai, a 42-year-old one-time tugboat crewman, had just shot to death his ex-wife and seven others at a Seal Beach salon.
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