Longtime KUSI Anchor David Davis has passed away

following a fatal traffic accident





SAN DIEGO (KUSI) — KUSI News is sad to report that late Wednesday night, that longtime KUSI anchor and reporter David Davis was killed in a fatal traffic accident.

He is survived by his two children and his wife Staci Ortiz-Davis, who has appeared alongside David many times here at KUSI News.

David Davis joined the KUSI News team in January 2003, he retired just a few months ago.

He died in a traffic accident near Dallas, while on a cross-country road trip.

He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a degree in Communications, and was a huge Tennessee Volunteer fan. Davis anchored in four states across America.

He received many awards for his work, including spot news coverage of the Jeffrey Dahmer capture, and week-long 9/11 reports from New York.

We pass along our condolences to the Davis family and all those he touched here in San Diego.

Longtime KUSI investigative reporter Michael Turko shared his thoughts on the tragic passing of fellow former KUSI reporter David Davis. http://bit.ly/2QqNwAX Posted by KUSI News on Thursday, September 13, 2018