Officer David George Gabrielli
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Arizona
End of Watch: Friday, August 31, 1990

Biographical Info
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: 1231

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

Officer Gabrielli and Sergeant John Blaser 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.

Officer Gabrielli is survived by his wife and daughter.

Related Line of Duty Deaths

Sergeant John M. Blaser Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ EOW: Friday, August 31, 1990 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault