| Sergeant John M. Blaser
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Arizona
End of Watch: Friday, August 31, 1990 Biographical Info
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: 2916 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: Friday, August 31, 1990
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 21 years Sergeant Blaser and Officer David Gabrielli were killed when they were struck by a vehicle while investigating an earlier drunk driving related accident. As they were standing in the median a car driven by another drunk driver swerved across two lanes of traffic and struck them both.
The driver of that vehicle had a BAC of .25. He was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
Sergeant Blaser had served with the agency for 10 years. He was survived by his wife, parents, and brother. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
