Portion of Bay Area freeway named for CHP officer killed in collision

A portion of Interstate Highway 505 in Vacaville has been named in memory of California Highway Patrol motorcycle Officer Kirk Anthony Griess, who died when he was struck by a truck during a traffic stop one year ago this month.

Secretary of State Alex Padilla this summer chaptered Assembly Concurrent Resolution 4 by Assemblyman Jim Frazier, D-Discovery Bay. The resolution approved by the Legislature designates Highway 505 between the Interstate Highway 80 interchange and Vaca Valley Parkway “CHP Officer Kirk Griess Memorial Highway.”