Before you Read the story I would like the Reader to know about Walter, James. Walter, James was one of the good guys. He would always lead a helping hand and always help others, He never did drugs , never was a drinker. No James was more of a thinker. He stay away from trouble and every morning would go to work and then he would pursue his dream. James was a greatly intelligent man that was also handsome, and was working business ideas that he said would change the world. Most of all he was one of my good friends.
When i first got new about James Walter, I was told he was killed my an hit and run and no one knows who did it. And cause of these hit and run, when found he didn't make it in the hospital. ...
But Died...
This is the excuses the police officers try to give me.....
A man who died after a collision with a Santa Monica police vehicle Saturday was identified by coroner's officials Wednesday as a 30-year-old Highland resident.
Walter James was driving a dark-colored 2013 Taotao scooter east on Pico Boulevard when he collided with a Santa Monica police officer's patrol car, which was traveling north on 4th Street, officials said.
The patrol car was marked and equipped with emergency lights, said Karina Munoz, a spokeswoman for the California Highway Patrol, which is investigating the crash.
For reasons still under investigation, the scooter and police cruiser slammed into each other around 7:40 a.m. at the Pico and 4th intersection near Santa Monica High School.
It's still unknown who had the green light at the intersection as CHP investigators review footage from a city street camera that captured the wreck. Investigators are also trying to determine if the officer was on her way to a call at the time of the fatal collision, Munoz said.
"The scooter was in pieces," Munoz said about the scene.
The L.A. County coroner said Walter, James death was caused by "multiple blunt force injuries."
The officer, who was not identified, sustained moderate injuries, Muniz said.
[For the Record 11:12 a.m. PDT April 10: An earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that James died on Sunday.]
