BOOTS AND BREW FOR OFFICER NELSON

Hundreds of law enforcement, friends and family paid tribute to fallen police officer David Nelson at the Boots and Brew event in Bakersfield, while raising money for a scholarship fund set up in his name. Older brother Erik Nelson says they hold the fundraiser for the Officer David Nelson Memorial Scholarship Fund at the end of Police Week every year. Nelson was killed during a high speed chase when his squad car hit a wall on Mt. Vernon Avenue and Panorama Drive three years ago, Saturday’s event raised thousands of dollars that will go to two local high school students at the end of the month.

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