Officer Eliot O. Daley, 26, was killed only three weeks after graduating from the CHP Academy. Daley, on his first duty assignment with partner Officer Clarence Miller, was patrolling a four-lane highway near the Carquinez Bridge when a vehicle swerved diagonally across the double center line into the path of the patrol car. The force of the crash was such that the patrol car rolled over and collided with a third vehicle, killing Daley and seriously injuring Miller. Investigation determined that the at-fault driver was under the influence.
Archives: Fallen Officers
Scott Leatherman
Officer Scott Leatherman was pursuing a speeding motorist on a road near Newhall when the wheel of his motorcycle apparently developed a high-speed wobble causing Leatherman to lose control and crash. The 29-year-old patrolman was a member of the CHP for only one year.
Leo N. Bunch
Engebret Larson
Sgt. Engebret Larson was killed on February 25, 1942, in an automobile accident while reporting for duty after being alerted of an air raid blackout.
Robert C. Heller
Officer Robert C. Heller was struck and killed when a motorist failed to stop at an intersection and collided with Heller’s motorcycle. The driver of the vehicle was booked on suspicion of negligent homicide. The 25-year old patrolman had graduated from the Academy only five months earlier.
Edwin A. Blakely
Bertram L. Agnew
Warren G. Chamberlain
David Stout Larimer
The death of Deputy David Stout Larimer, a popular figure in the Los Angeles Co. Sheriff’s Department, shocked the entire department.
Larimer was killed instantly when he was struck by a car while escorting an elderly woman across busy Colorado Street. The deputy was thrown approximately 21 feet by the impact. Mrs. John Girvan escaped injury. Larimer’s partner, Deputy B.E. Davis had remained in the patrol car and witnessed the incident. The driver of the car involved, Frank Usrey, was charged with drunk driving and negligent homicide. A friend of Usrey’s who was following in another vehicle was booked on a drunk charge and interfering with an officer.
Deputy Larimer was survived by his son, David B. Larimer